debt guarantee

  • 1debt guarantee — UK US noun [C] ► FINANCE, LAW a legal agreement in which someone promises to pay a loan or other debt if the person or organization that borrowed the money fails to pay …

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  • 2guarantee — See guaranty. American Banker Glossary The assumption of responsibility for payment of a debt or performance of some obligation if the liable party fails to perform to expectations. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary Financial security required for… …

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  • 3guarantee — gua·ran·tee /ˌgar ən tē, ˌgär / n [probably alteration of guaranty] 1: guarantor 2: guaranty (1) 3: an assurance that a condition will be fulfilled: as …

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  • 4debt — n [Old French dette, ultimately from Latin debita, plural of debitum debt, from neuter of debitus, past participle of debere to owe] 1: something owed: as a: a specific sum of money or a performance due another esp. by agreement (as a loan… …

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  • 5guarantee — n Guarantee, guaranty, surety, security, bond, bail are comparable when they mean either something that is given or pledged as assurance of one s responsibility (as for the payment of a debt, the fulfillment of a promise or obligation, or the… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 6Guarantee — Guar an*tee , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {guaranteed}; p, pr. & vb. n. {Guaranteeing}.] [From {Guarantee}, n.] In law and common usage: to undertake or engage for the payment of (a debt) or the performance of (a duty) by another person; to undertake to… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 7Guarantee — Guar an*tee , n.; pl. {Guarantees}. [For guaranty, prob. influenced by words like assignee, lessee, etc. See {Guaranty}, and cf. {Warrantee}.] 1. In law and common usage: A promise to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 8guarantee — guarantee, guaranty The two words have close meanings relating to the fulfilment of a legal obligation. Guarantee is used for the verb, and also for the noun when the obligation relates to the quality of a product or service, whereas guaranty is… …

    Modern English usage

  • 9guarantee — 1 verb (T) 1 PROMISE STH WILL HAPPEN to promise that something will certainly happen or be done: guarantee (that): Take this opportunity, and I guarantee you won t regret it. | guarantee sth: The authorities could not guarantee the safety of the… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10guarantee — /ˌgærən ti:/ noun 1. a legal document in which the producer agrees to compensate the buyer if the product is faulty or becomes faulty before a specific date after purchase ● a certificate of guarantee or a guarantee certificate ● The guarantee… …

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