guaranty

[gar-uh n-tee]

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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.

verb (used with object), guar·an·tied, guar·an·ty·ing.

guarantee.

Origin of guaranty

From the Anglo-French word guarantie, dating back to 1585–95. See warrant, -y³

Related formsnon·guar·an·ty, noun, plural non·guar·an·ties.re·guar·an·ty, noun, plural re·guar·an·ties.

Can be confusedguarantee guaranty warrantee warranty

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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.
The Government Class Book
Andrew W. Young
Is requested to inquire if the United States will enter into a convention with Holland, guarantying freedom of navigation.
The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX
Various

British Dictionary definitions for guarantying

guaranty

noun plural -ties

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

verb -ties, -tying or -tied

a variant of guarantee

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

guaranty

"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.