guaranty
Americannoun
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a warrant, pledge, or formal assurance given as security that another's debt or obligation will be fulfilled.
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something that is taken or presented as security.
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the act of giving security.
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a person who acts as a guarantor.
verb (used with object)
noun
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a pledge of responsibility for fulfilling another person's obligations in case of that person's default
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a thing given or taken as security for a guaranty
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the act of providing security
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a person who acts as a guarantor
verb
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Etymology
Origin of guaranty
From the Anglo-French word guarantie, dating back to 1585–95. See warrant, -y 3
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Most policyholders finally recovered their money in 2025, through repayments from state guaranty associations following the North Carolina insurers’ liquidation, and in a distribution from the court-supervised sale of one of Lindberg’s companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
The insurers are heavily regulated at the state level, and policyholders are protected by state guaranty funds up to a certain level that varies by state, but which is usually $300,000 or more.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026
State guaranty associations protect policyholders when an insurer defaults or becomes insolvent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2024
The guaranty association imposed a $600 million assessment in 2022 that will cost $875 million to repay, with interest.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 2, 2023
Christ with us is at once the guaranty and the glory of our success.
From Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses by Cross, Joseph
Volodymyr Zelenskyy told a news conference on Monday that Kyiv is in talks with countries like Turkey and the U.K. about security guaranties for Ukrainian ships.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 7, 2022
Zelenskyy said Ukraine is in talks with countries like Turkey and the U.K. about security guaranties for Ukrainian ships carrying much needed grain for export.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2022
Also, privately sponsored infrastructure projects that face challenges in raising capital and may not be eligible for a strictly limited tax credit could be incentivized by loan guaranties issued by a government-sponsored infrastructure bank.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 24, 2017
The Harrisburg Authority put guaranties on its swap payments.
From Reuters ● May 12, 2010
“Under constitutional guaranties of religious freedom, the religious belief of a witness cannot be made a ground for his disqualification to testify.”
From The Short Constitution by Russell, William F.
“We aren’t talking about things that are privileges, we are talking about constitutionally guarantied freedoms,” said Rhodes.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2023
Before them for debate that day was proposed constitutional language: "That a republican constitution and its existing laws ought to be guarantied to each state by the United States."
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2021
"He should be very unwilling that such laws as exist in Rhode Island should be guarantied."
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2021
Footnote 12: The Emperor Alexander, at the time of the affair of Fontainebleau, had guarantied to the Duke of Vicenza, for Napoleon, the possession of the island of Elba.
From Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. II by Fleury de Chaboulon, Pierre Alexandre Édouard, baron
The doctrines of Luther were spread over the northern parts of Germany, and freedom of worship was finally guarantied there, by the treaty of Passau.
From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by Prescott, William Hickling
But the kind of liability incurred, whether that of indorser, original promisor, or surety, by indorsing a note or guarantying payment, is not the same in all the states.
From The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. by Young, Andrew W.
State the effect of the different modes of guarantying notes.
From The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. by Young, Andrew W.
He was seized, and forcibly carried away, while under guardianship of treaties guarantying the country in which he resided, and taking it under the protection of the United States.
But it is provided that the Commissioner shall not in any manner prevent others from examining and guarantying the originality of any invention for which a patent may be desired.
From Scientific American magazine Vol 2. No. 3 Oct 10 1846 The Advocate of Industry and Journal of Scientific, Mechanical and Other Improvements by Porter, Rufus
Government helped it through, by guarantying its bills at six per cent.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 04, February, 1858 by Various
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