guaranty
Use Guaranty in a sentence
ənˌti noun
1.
2.
something that is taken or presented as security.
3.
the act of giving security.
4.
a person who acts as a guarantor.
verb (used with object)
5.
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| —n , pl -ties | |
| 1. | a pledge of responsibility for fulfilling another person's obligations in case of that person's default |
| 2. | a thing given or taken as security for a guaranty |
| 3. | the act of providing security |
| 4. | a person who acts as a guarantor |
| —vb , -ties, -ties, -tying, -tied | |
| 5. | a variant of guarantee |
| [C16: from Old French garantie, variant of warantie, of Germanic origin; see | |
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guaranty
in law, assumption of liability for the obligations of another. In modern usage the term guaranty has largely superseded suretyship.
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Example sentences
And, it is foolish to ask the mortgagor to guaranty those verifications.
To start the guaranty purchase process, the lender must first make demand for the repurchase of the guaranty.
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