What does guaranty mean?

Definitions for guaranty
ˈgær ənˌtiguar·an·ty

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. guarantee, guarantynoun

    a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults

Wiktionary

  1. guarantynoun

    An undertaking to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some contract or duty, of another, in case of the failure of such other to pay or perform; a warranty; a security.

  2. guarantynoun

    Something serving as a security for such an undertaking.

  3. guarantynoun

    An assurance or guarantee

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Guarantyverb

    To undertake to secure the performance of any articles.

    Etymology: garantir, French.

ChatGPT

  1. guaranty

    A guaranty is a legal promise or commitment made by a person, known as a guarantor, to take responsibility for another's debt or obligation in the event of a default by the obligor. It ensures that a debt will be paid or other predetermined obligations will be fulfilled, even if the person or entity originally responsible fails to do so.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Guarantynoun

    in law and common usage: An undertaking to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some contract or duty, of another, in case of the failure of such other to pay or perform; a guarantee; a warranty; a security

  2. Guarantynoun

    in law and common usage: To undertake or engage that another person shall perform (what he has stipulated); to undertake to be answerable for (the debt or default of another); to engage to answer for the performance of (some promise or duty by another) in case of a failure by the latter to perform; to undertake to secure (something) to another, as in the case of a contingency. See Guarantee, v. t

  3. Etymology: [OF. guarantie, garantie, F. garantie, OF. guarantir, garantir, to warrant, to guaranty, E. garantir, fr. OF. guarant, garant, a warranter, F. garant; of German origin, and from the same word as warranty. See Warrant, and cf. Warranty, Guarantee.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of guaranty in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of guaranty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of guaranty in a Sentence

  1. Friedrich August von Hayek:

    The system of private property is the most important guaranty of freedom, not only for those who own property, but scarcely less for those who do not.

  2. Mark Pomerantz:

    He warrants that the financial statements are true and correct in all material respects. Finally of course on the guaranty is his sharpie signature, Donald J. Trump.

  3. Warren G. Harding:

    Liberty--liberty within the law--and civilization are inseparable, and though both were threatened we find them now secure; and there comes to Americans the profound assurance that our representative government is the highest expression and surest guaranty of both.

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