- short-term security
- /ˌʃɔ:t tɜ:m sɪ'kjυərɪti/ nouna security which matures in less than 5 years
Dictionary of banking and finance. 2015.
short-term security
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short-term capital gain — A profit on the sale of a security or mutual fund share that has been held for one year or less. A short term capital gain is taxed as ordinary income. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
short-term — adj. Short term is used with these nouns: ↑aim, ↑benefit, ↑care, ↑change, ↑confinement, ↑consequence, ↑contract, ↑credit, ↑debt, ↑effect, ↑employment, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
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Security — Piece of paper that proves ownership of stocks, bonds and other investments. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * security se‧cu‧ri‧ty [sɪˈkjʊərti ǁ ˈkjʊr ] noun securities PLURALFORM 1. [uncountable] actions to keep someone or something… … Financial and business terms
security — Protection; assurance; indemnification. The term is usually applied to an obligation, pledge, mortgage, deposit, lien, etc., given by a debtor in order to assure the payment or performance of his debt, by furnishing the creditor with a resource… … Black's law dictionary
security — se·cur·i·ty /si kyu̇r ə tē/ n pl ties 1 a: something (as a mortgage or collateral) that is provided to make certain the fulfillment of an obligation used his property as security for a loan b: surety see also … Law dictionary
