securities

noun

plural of security
1
as in safeguards
means or method of defending measures taken to beef up our national security

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2
as in guarantees
something given or held to assure that the giver will keep a promise their house will serve as security for the loan

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Recent Examples of securities Interest rates, or yields, on longer-term Treasury securities, which had already risen before the meeting, moved higher. — Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026 In 2015, the year after he was elected Texas attorney general, Paxton was charged with securities fraud. — Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 The program does not reduce the government's overall debt load, but is designed to improve liquidity by buying back existing securities. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026 Crypto companies have long argued that crypto tokens more closely resemble commodities than securities, and should, for the most part, not be subject to the SEC's rules. — Hannah Lang, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 Insider trading liability under the securities laws was built by courts over decades of common-law development. — The Insider, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The parties are being sued for securities fraud, common law fraud, breach of contract and other claims. — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026 Common sources include savings accounts, certificates of deposit (CDs), bonds, and some kinds of Treasury securities. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for securities
  1. safeguards
  2. guarantees
  3. defenses
  4. pledges
  5. protections
  6. weapons
  7. shields
Noun
  • Last week, Flock Safety's CEO announced safeguards in response to misuse concerns around the country.
    — Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Board member Jackie Traynere, the chair of the Transportation Committee, said the County Board members will continue to look at safeguards for the Flock cameras and notify municipalities of any amendments to their existing agreements.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of safeguards
Noun
  • Zelenskyy has made clear that any permanent ceasefire would have to be supported by security guarantees.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Cycling carries no guarantees, and three weeks is a long time.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of guarantees
Noun
  • Such a move would mark a significant expansion of Moscow and Pyongyang’s military cooperation and comes as Ukraine is running painfully short of air defenses.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The United States has about 28,500 forces stationed in South Korea to bolster the country's defenses — a legacy of the 1950-53 Korean War that ended with an armistice rather than a peace treaty.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of defenses
Noun
  • Sometimes as part of an initiation ritual, pledges would allegedly cut and bag the cocaine in the fraternity houses before it was sold to other students.
    — ForbesTV, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The industry’s promises AI companies are acutely aware of the souring views toward data centers, and several have made pledges to try and assure Americans that their buildouts will benefit the country.
    — Ashley Capoot,Garrett Downs, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of pledges
Noun
  • Still, some are trying — including Haitians whose deportation protections in the US have been revoked.
    — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Airlines spent 13 years trying to weaken Europe's consumer protections.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of protections
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  • Such weapons are proving increasingly difficult for Kyiv to shoot down, with supplies of US Patriot interceptors – one of the few systems capable of taking down ballistic missiles pretty much exhausted.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Some still laden with weapons, the ships belonged to Nazi Germany's Black Sea fleet that was deliberately sunk near the end of the war as German troops retreated from Romania and Soviet forces advanced deeper into Europe.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of weapons
Noun
  • Ivan was married, with two children, and worked as the curator of a small museum that collected artifacts from the eastern highlands, like masks and shields.
    — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • These troops generally fought with swords and shields, using a method of warfare that involved rapid movement and raids.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
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“Securities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/securities. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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