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guar·an·ty 
[gar-uhn-tee] Pronunciation Key noun, plural -ties, verb, -tied, -ty·ing.
[gar-uhn-tee] Pronunciation Key noun, plural -ties, verb, -tied, -ty·ing. –noun
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | a warrant, pledge, or formal assurance given as security that another's debt or obligation will be fulfilled. |
| 2. | something that is taken or presented as security. |
| 3. | the act of giving security. |
| 4. | a person who acts as a guarantor. |
| 5. | guarantee. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| guar·an·ty
(gār'ən-tē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. guar·an·ties
tr.v. guar·an·tied, guar·an·ty·ing, guar·an·ties To guarantee. [Anglo-Norman guarantie, from Old French, from garant, guarant, warrant, of Germanic origin; see wer-4 in Indo-European roots.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| guaranty | |
noun | |
| a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults [syn: guarantee] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: guar·an·ty
Pronunciation: 'gar-&n-tE, 'gär-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
Etymology: Old French garantie, from garantir to guarantee, from garant warrant
1 : a pledge to pay another's debt or to perform another's duty in case of the other's default or inadequate performance —compare LETTER OF CREDIT
2 : GUARANTEE 3
3 : GUARANTOR
4 : something given as security : PLEDGE
5 : the protection of a right afforded by legal provision (as in a constitution)
Main Entry: guar·an·ty
Pronunciation: 'gar-&n-tE, 'gär-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
Etymology: Old French garantie, from garantir to guarantee, from garant warrant
1 : a pledge to pay another's debt or to perform another's duty in case of the other's default or inadequate performance —compare LETTER OF CREDIT
2 : GUARANTEE 3
3 : GUARANTOR
4 : something given as security : PLEDGE
5 : the protection of a right afforded by legal provision (as in a constitution)
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Guaranty
Guar"an*ty\, n.; pl. Guaranies. [OF. guarantie, garantie, F. garantie, OF. guarantir, garantir, to warrant, to guaranty, E. garantir, fr. OF. guarant, garant, a warranter, F. garant; of German origin, and from the same word as warranty. See Warrant, and cf. Warranty, Guarantee.] In law and common usage: An undertaking to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some contract or duty, of another, in case of the failure of such other to pay or perform; a guarantee; a warranty; a security.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Guaranty
Guar"an*ty\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Guarantied; p. pr. & vb. n. Guarantying.] [From Guaranty, n.] In law and common usage: To undertake or engage that another person shall perform (what he has stipulated); to undertake to be answerable for (the debt or default of another); to engage to answer for the performance of (some promise or duty by another) in case of a failure by the latter to perform; to undertake to secure (something) to another, as in the case of a contingency. See Guarantee, v. t. Note: Guaranty agrees in form with warranty. Both guaranty and guarantee are well authorized by legal writers in the United States. The prevailing spelling, at least for the verb, is guarantee.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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