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Jackson6612 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

the action of obligating oneself to a course of action

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001: the action of obligating oneself to a course of action (as by a promise or vow) 2 a: something (as a formal contract, a promise, or the demands of conscience or custom) that obligates one to a course of action 01b00b: a debt security (as a mortgage or corporate bond)02b00 01b00c: a commitment (as by a government) to pay a particular sum of money;02b00 also: an amount owed under such an obligation <unable to meet its obligations, the company went into bankruptcy> 3 a: a condition or feeling of being obligated b: a debt of gratitude 4: something one is bound to do: duty, responsibility02br
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001 a: to buy back: repurchase b: to get or win back 2: to free from what distresses or harms: as a: to free from captivity by payment of ransom b: to extricate from or help to overcome something detrimental c: to release from blame or debt: clear d: to free from the consequences of sin 3: to change for the better: reform 4: repair, restore 01b005 a: to free from a lien by payment of an amount secured thereby02b00 b (1): to remove the obligation of by payment <the United States Treasury redeems savings bonds on demand> (2): to exchange for something of value <redeem trading stamps> c: to make good: fulfill6 a: to atone for : expiate <redeem an error> b (1): to offset the bad effect of (2): to make worthwhile: retrieve02br
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00What does 01i00secured thereby02i00 mean? 0-
  

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02br 02br 00 «a: to free from a lien by payment of an amount secured thereby»02br 00 Now that you know the meaning of "secured", what's not clear? Thereby = there by = by the lien 0-

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0 First, try looking up the words "security" and "secure" — they have special financial/legal meanings.02br
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00 «a commitment (as by a government) to pay a particular sum of money»02br
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00 «a: to free from a lien by payment of an amount secured thereby»02br
00 Now that you know the meaning
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0You and I make a bet on the election. You win, but I don't have any money. I still have an 01i01u00obligation02u02i00 to pay you. You agree to accept my I.O.U. I write "IOU $100" on a piece of paper and sign my name to it. You could say that's like a 01i01u00bond02u02i00 certificate. (You could probably sell it to
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01cite10Avangi12cite10You and I make a bet on the election. You win, but I don't have any money. I still have an 11i11u10obligation12u12i10 to pay you. You agree to accept my I.O.U. I write "IOU $100" on a piece of paper and sign my name to it. You could say that's like a 11i11u10bond
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0Thanks for the kind words, Jackson,02br
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01i00Security02i00 in this sense is an uncountable. In the countable sense, 01i01b00a02b00 bond02i00 world be 01i01b00a02b00 security02i00. Its a piece of paper which represents an obligation, and it may be bought and sold. 0
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0Okay, I get it now. Avangi, May I ask you another question?05000 Why is it an uncountable noun?02br
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00What does 01i00a bond world be a security02i00 mean? 010id10
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0Hi Jackson,02br
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00Security in the most common, general sense, is an uncountable. it's the "stuff" that makes you safe and protected. It's the condition of being secure.02br
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01i00When I go away for a week, I worry about my family's security. Will they be safe?02i02br
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