secure
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4.7
- adjective
- /sɪˈkjʊr/
- Specialized
- I feel very financially secure because I live below my means.
- financially secure
- a secure investment
- a secure retirement
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Watch on YouTubeWe are wealthy, we are secure, we are open.
- We are wealthy, we are secure, we are open.
- There's really no such thing as a secure job anymore.
- I feel very financially secure because I live below my means.
- I'm not convinced the European Union has a secure future, but let's just leave well enough alone.
- And what it does, it hedges the investment, makes the investment more secure because all investors are risk averse.
Examples
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And I need to know its future is secure.
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Good health, educational opportunities, a job, and a secure retirement: these things, Humphrey believed, were human rights.
Academic text (1992) -
This is highly secure, super thin and very light.
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The largest and most secure bank in the territory.
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I lean more towards a secure investment.
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My clients need assurance that their investment in your country remains secure.
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It's responsible and it moves us forward towards a balanced budget, and a secure future.
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I find that those same people tend to have secure incomes.
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We will be more prosperous and more secure when we are less dependent on foreign sources of energy.
Academic text (2004) -
I feel very financially secure because I live below my means.
Synonyms
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2.3
Not likely to change and stays steady over time
79
3.6
Certain to continue in the future
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1.0
Secure and unlikely to move, change, or weaken
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2.0
Not likely to cause a loss of money
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3.5
Completely safe and not likely to cause loss
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7.3
Very safe and hard for anyone to break into or steal from
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Etymology
The word secure comes from the Latin parts se- 'without' and cura 'care', meaning safe or free from worry. So, a secure investment is one that is protected and not likely to lose value.