safe
457
2.0
- adjective
- /seɪf/
- US
:
seguro
- Investing in government bonds is considered a safe choice for those looking to avoid financial loss.
- a safe investment
- money is safe
- a safe bet
On markets, most quality or safe stocks are skyrocketing.
- On markets, most quality or safe stocks are skyrocketing.
- I'm wondering if we could be just as safe spending half as much.
- Your beautiful investment is safe and you can keep chugging along.
- That tends to be a more safe sort of investment.
- So I'm kind of safe in this crypto space now.
Examples
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Treasury bonds are widely considered in financial markets to be one of the safest and most liquid investments available.
Academic text (2012) -
Other strategies are necessary to maintain a safe and orderly learning environment at school.
Academic text (2013) -
This is a safe space.
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By all means, invest in the research, but the safe strategy is nuclear power.
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- The money is safe.
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So it's, it's a safe bet for a happier life.
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That tends to be a more safe sort of investment.
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Because luxury products in a recession are seen as safe investments.
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The small amount of investment in the SJ-30 project seemed a safe bet and assuaged critics.
Academic text (1996) -
That $100,000 looked as safe for Phyllis and me... as if we had the check already deposited in the bank.
Synonyms
31
4.7
A safe place for money that is unlikely to lose value
9
3.5
Completely safe and not likely to cause loss
1
4.6
Without any chance of harm or loss
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
11
5.0
A device or system that makes a machine go to a safe state if it breaks
- Formal
2
5.3
A legal rule that protects a company from fines when it meets certain conditions
- Formal
1
8.0
An official paper that lets a person travel safely through a dangerous area
- Indian
A time in a woman's cycle when she is least likely to get pregnant, usually before or after her period
- NSFW
Close physical contact that reduces the risk of infections and health problems
How Safe
- Specialized
31
4.7
- US
457
2.0
149
2.8
269
3.6
- Specialized
20
7.3
Surface Forms
Etymology
Safe (adjective about low financial risk) uses the same idea: it comes from salvus 'unhurt' and means your money is likely to stay 'unhurt' or protected. That is why a 'safe' investment is one that should not lose your money.