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Definition of "guaranty" []

  • An agreement by which one person assumes the responsibility of assuring payment or fulfillment of another's debts or obligations. (noun)
  • Something given as security for the execution, completion, or existence of something else. (noun)
  • The act of providing such security. (noun)
  • A guarantee, as for a product or service: a new refrigerator still under guaranty. (noun)
  • A guarantee to perform something in a specified way. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "guaranty" in a sentence
  • "Examination of titles, etc. only to the payment of losses and expenses incurred by reason of the title guaranty or title insurance contracts of the corporation."
  • "The only thing YOU can guaranty is that, no matter what happens, YOU will support any big bag of BS this administration shovels your way."
  • "Insurers pay into a so-called guaranty fund that covers claims if a company becomes insolvent."
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