security

security
se·cu·rity [sɪʼkjʊərəti, Am -ʼkjʊrət̬i] n
1) no pl (protection, safety) Sicherheit f;
maximum-\security prison/wing Hochsicherheitsgefängnis nt /-trakt m;
lax/tight \security lasche/strenge Sicherheitsvorkehrungen;
national \security nationale Sicherheit;
to be in charge of \security für die Sicherheit verantwortlich sein;
to tighten \security die Sicherheitsmaßnahmen verschärfen
2) no pl (guards) Sicherheitsdienst m, Wachdienst m;
to call \security den Sicherheitsdienst rufen
3) no pl (permanence, certainty) Sicherheit f;
job \security Sicherheit f des Arbeitsplatzes;
\security of tenure Kündigungsschutz m;
financial \security finanzielle Sicherheit
4) no pl (confidence) [innere] Sicherheit, Geborgenheit f
5) usu sing (safeguard) Sicherheit f, Schutz m (against gegen +akk)
6) no pl (guarantee of payment) Sicherheit f, Kaution f;
to lend money on/without \security Geld gegen Sicherheit/ohne Sicherheit leihen;
to stand \security for sb für jdn bürgen;
to use sth as \security [for sth] etw als Sicherheit [für etw akk] verwenden
7) fin
securities pl (investments) Wertpapiere ntpl, Effekten pl fachspr

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