nonsecurities

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adjective

Not being or pertaining to securities, as a financial instrument.

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Meanings

adjectivenonsecurities (not comparable)
  1. not comparablelawNot being or pertaining to securities, as a financial instrument.

    Hence, the demand schedule for loanable funds to invest in nonsecurities is inelastic.

    1950, Edward Stone Shaw, Money, Income, and Monetary Policy, page 321
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    Over time, extensive narrative information on disciplinary actions for violations of securities and nonsecurities-related laws has been added to the system.

    1997, United States Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Fraud in the Micro-capital Markets Including Penny Stock Fraud, page 304

    Affiliates of securities, futures, and insurance firms that market nonsecurities or nonfutures OTC derivatives are not directly regulated by SEC or CFTC.

    1998, Cecile O. Trop, Thomas J. McCool, OTC Derivatives: Additional Oversight Could Reduce Costly Sales Practice Disputes, page 54

    The securities laws and nonsecurities laws of the states are established and amended by each state's law-making body and governor.

    2011, Patrick S. Collins, Regulation of Securities, Markets, and Transactions: A Guide to the New Environment, page 228

Origin

From non- + securities.

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Anagrams

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APA

nonsecurities. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonsecurities

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“nonsecurities.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonsecurities. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonsecurities,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonsecurities.

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