US governmentsecurities have a reputation for being safe investments.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The scandal led to reforms in governmentsecurities.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
China holds some $700 billion of US governmentsecurities.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Definition of 'security'
security
(sɪkjʊərɪti)Explore 'security' in the dictionary
plural noun
Securities are stocks, shares, bonds, or other certificates that you buy in order to earn regular interest from them or to sell them later for a profit.
[business]
Seegovernment money
Definition of 'government securities'
government securities
(ˈɡʌvəmənt sɪˈkjʊərɪtɪz)Explore 'government securities' in the dictionary
plural noun
finance
securities issued by the US Government
Guy invested some of his money in government securities.
Example sentences
government securities
That means government securities have touched top.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The scandal led to reforms in government securities.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
So, too, has the value of its bond portfolio, more than half of which is invested in government securities.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The answer is that instead of acquiring new claims on the private sector, the banks bought more government securities.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It needs to restart quantitative easing and expand it from the purchases of government securities to include private sector bonds.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Of this, gilts or government securities accounted for 3.4 million, the rest coming from corporates.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In 1993 pension funds had 60% of their money in the markets and less than 10% in government securities.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Investment gains rose to $905-million from $43-million, including about $600-million on sales of government securities.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Traders who got in ahead of the herd have done well as the flight to safety pushed up prices of blue-chip government securities.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
These mutual funds invest in short-term debt, such as government securities, certificates of deposit and other cash-like securities.