surety
[ shoor-i-tee, shoor-tee, shur-i-tee, shur-tee ]
/ ˈʃʊər ɪ ti, ˈʃʊər ti, ˈʃɜr ɪ ti, ˈʃɜr ti /
noun, plural sur·e·ties.
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Origin of surety
1300–50; Middle English surte<Middle French; Old French seurte<Latin sēcūritāt-, stem of sēcūritāssecurity
OTHER WORDS FROM surety
o·ver·sure·ty, nounsub·sur·e·ty, noun, plural sub·sur·e·ties.Words nearby surety
sure-handed, surely, sure of oneself, Sûreté, sure thing, surety, suretyship, surf, surface, surface acoustic wave, surface-active
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British Dictionary definitions for surety
surety
/ (ˈʃʊətɪ, ˈʃʊərɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties
a person who assumes legal responsibility for the fulfilment of another's debt or obligation and himself becomes liable if the other defaults
security given against loss or damage or as a guarantee that an obligation will be met
obsolete the quality or condition of being sure
obsolete a means of assurance or safety
stand surety to act as a surety
Derived forms of surety
suretyship, nounWord Origin for surety
C14: from Old French seurte, from Latin sēcūritās security
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