security 2

noundomain: possession

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

defense against financial failure; financial independence

Examples

1.insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness
2.his pension gave him security in his old age

Synonyms

protection 3
defense against financial failure; financial independence

Derivationally related form

secure 5

adjective

financially safe

Hyponym

easy street 1

noun

financial security

hedge 2

noun

any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change

insurance 1

noun

promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company