be surety for

  • 1stand surety for — To act as guarantor for • • • Main Entry: ↑sure …

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  • 2be surety for — index avouch (guarantee), cosign Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3become surety for — index guarantee Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4stand surety (for someone) — phrase to be responsible for paying money that is owed or for making certain that someone goes to court when they should Thesaurus: relating to borrowing money and owing moneyhyponym Main entry: surety …

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  • 5act as surety for — index sponsor Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 6Surety — Sure ty, n.; pl. {Sureties}. [OE. seurte, OF. se[ u]rt[ e], F. s[^u]ret[ e]. See {Sure}, {Security}.] 1. The state of being sure; certainty; security. [1913 Webster] Know of a surety, that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs …

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  • 7Surety — Sure ty, v. t. To act as surety for. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 8surety — Generally the same as guarantor; however, in some states there are important distinctions. American Banker Glossary An individual or corporation that guarantees the performance or actions of another. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * surety… …

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  • 9surety — UK [ˈʃʊərətɪ] / US [ˈʃʊrətɪ] noun Word forms surety : singular surety plural sureties legal a) [countable] someone who agrees to pay money if you do not go to court when you should, or if you do not pay money that you owe b) [uncountable] money… …

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  • 10surety — noun 1) she s a surety for his obligations Syn: guarantor, sponsor 2) a $10,000 surety Syn: pledge, collateral, guaranty, guarantee, bond, assurance, insurance, deposit; security, in …

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