Collocations for "security"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "security" in context.
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security
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [home, personal, computer] security
- have (no) [job, work, career] security
- [job] security is an [essential, important] issue
- [financial, social, political, network] security
- [public, private, street, urban, transport, passenger] security
- [national, international, homeland] security
- [station, airport, terminal, hospital] security
- the [station] was [closed, evacuated] out of security
- security against [damage, loss, theft]
- it's a [matter, question, case] of (national) security
- someone call security!
- am going to call security on you
- [guarantee, ensure, oversee] passenger security
- [in charge, responsible for] [plant, building] security
- a (false) sense of security
- security in [retirement, old age]
- [trade, deal, invest] in securities
- [bank, government] securities
- [employ, hire, recruit] security staff
- security [systems, guards, measures]
- [design, implement, install] security systems
- a [minimum, maximum, top] -security prison
'security' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ID
- UN
- administration
- advisory
- agency
- airport
- arrest
- attendant
- audit
- backup
- bag
- baggage
- beef
- border
- camera
- charge
- cheat
- chief
- clearance
- code
- collateral
- combination
- commander
- commissioner
- compulsory
- cone
- confidence
- contingent
- control
- controller
- cut
- decree
- delusion
- dependent
- deterrent
- employee
- empty
- enforceable
- enforced
- enforcement
- enhance
- ensure
- entrance
- escort
- extra
- false
- fencing
- festival
- fit
- fix