security interest
nounDefinition of security interest
: the rights that a creditor has in the personal property of a debtor that secures an obligation : lien
Examples of security interest in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The bank put up about $5 million in financing for the flick, was owed money and thus held a security interest. — Eriq Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Polaroid': A Near Deal With Netflix Becomes a Legal Horror," 29 Aug. 2019 Afghanistan has been an area where American national security interests and values have coincided to a degree. — CBS News, "Transcript: Michael Vickers talks with Michael Morell on "Intelligence Matters"," 28 Aug. 2019 China said the deal undermined its security interests and threatened American companies involved in the sale with sanctions. — The Economist, "Politics this week," 22 Aug. 2019 Now, as then, Greenland is considered important to American national security interests. — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, "Trump isn’t the first US president to want to buy Greenland," 16 Aug. 2019 What hasn't is how top government officials view such a mission as a way to advance national security interests rather than as a pioneering journey designed to uplift America's spirits. — Ledyard King, USA TODAY, "Apollo 11 moon landing celebrated as pioneering milestone, but it was really about winning the space race," 17 July 2019 The rise of China as an economic and military power is one key factor as countries scramble to guard their national security interests. — Bloomberg.com, "Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world.," 2 Mar. 2018 This may have worked with the North Korean leader—though the jury is still out—but is sure to have little to no positive impact on the Kremlin’s policy and actions on issues of national security interest to the United States. — Evelyn Farkas, Time, "How Trump Could Actually Make the Summit with Putin a Success," 9 July 2018 By walking away from the agreement, Trump is jeopardizing U.S. national security interests and risks precipitating a nuclear crisis that the international community can ill afford. — Kelsey Davenport, Time, "Trump's Reckless Violation of the Iran Deal Jeopardizes U.S. National Security," 9 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'security interest.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more