🚫 Not about safety 💵 Not a financial security ⚠️ Lack of safety

nonsecurity

7.7

A financial item the law does not call a security

noun

Specialized

: activo no financiero

The bank offers various nonsecurity investment options.

Examples

The company is investing in nonsecurity assets to increase its portfolio diversity.
Are you considering any nonsecurity investments?
The accountant explained that the loan was a nonsecurity and not subject to certain regulations.
Some financial products are classified as nonsecurities and do not require SEC registration.
The company invested in a nonsecurity asset to diversify its portfolio.
In his presentation, he explained the importance of nonsecurity transactions in financial markets.
Many investors are looking for nonsecurity instruments that offer stable returns.

Antonyms

security

Specialized

126 5.8

A share, bond, or similar item that people buy and sell to invest money

How Secured

security interest

Formal

8 6.7

collateral

Specialized

47 7.5

collaterality

Formal

9.0

overleveraged

Specialized

1 8.7

nonsecurity

Specialized

7.7

Surface Forms

nonsecurity singular

nonsecurities plural

Morphology

nonsecurity = security (semi-transparent) = non + security

Formally a negation of 'security', but the sense depends on legal/financial usage of 'security', which may not be familiar to general learners.

Etymology

Nonsecurity as a noun comes from non- 'not' plus security, which in finance means a traded asset like a 'stock' or 'bond', so a nonsecurity is an asset or deal that is 'not a security' and is treated differently by the rules.