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See more synonyms for guaranty on Thesaurus.com noun, plural guar·an·ties. a warrant, pledge, or formal assurance given as security that another's debt or obligation will be fulfilled. something that is taken or presented as security. the act of giving security. a person who acts as a guarantor. Show More
verb (used with object), guar·an·tied, guar·an·ty·ing. guarantee .Show More
Origin of guaranty From the
Anglo-French word
guarantie, dating back to
1585–95. See
warrant ,
-y3 Related forms non·guar·an·ty , noun, plural non·guar·an·ties. re·guar·an·ty , noun, plural re·guar·an·ties. Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for guarantying uphold ,
affirm ,
require ,
necessitate ,
stipulate ,
explain ,
ensure ,
undertake ,
permit ,
approve ,
insure ,
protect ,
secure ,
prove ,
support ,
assure ,
maintain ,
claim ,
pledge ,
attest Examples from the Web for guarantying Historical Examples of guarantying State the effect of the different modes of guarantying notes.
Is requested to inquire if the United States will enter into a convention with Holland, guarantying freedom of navigation.
British Dictionary definitions for guarantying a pledge of responsibility for fulfilling another person's obligations in case of that person's default a thing given or taken as security for a guaranty the act of providing security a person who acts as a guarantor Show More
verb -ties , -tying or -tied a variant of guarantee Show More
Word Origin for guaranty C16: from Old French garantie, variant of warantie, of Germanic origin; see warranty
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Word Origin and History for guarantying n. "act or fact of guaranteeing," 1520s, garrantye , from earlier garant (see guarantee ) with influence from Old French garantie "protection, defense," originally past participle of garantir "to protect," from the same source. The sense of "pledge given as security" that developed 17c. in guarantee might reasonably have left the sense "act of guaranteeing" to this form of the word, but the forms remain confused.
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