to stand surety
1stand 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 …
2stand surety for — To act as guarantor for • • • Main Entry: ↑sure …
3stand surety — become a surety. → surety …
4surety — [ ʃʊərɪti, ʃʊəti] noun (plural sureties) 1》 a person who takes responsibility for another s undertaking, e.g. the payment of a debt. 2》 money given as a guarantee that someone will do something. 3》 the state of being sure. Phrases of (or for) a… …
5surety — 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… …
6surety — n. (pl. ies) 1 a person who takes responsibility for another s performance of an undertaking, e.g. to appear in court, or payment of a debt. 2 archaic a certainty. Phrases and idioms: of (or for) a surety archaic certainly. stand surety become a… …
7stand — 1 verb past tense and past participle stood /stUd/ BE UPRIGHT 1 (I) to support yourself on your feet in an upright position: It looks like we ll have to stand there are no seats left. | Can you see any better from where you re standing? | stand… …
8surety — sur|e|ty [ˈʃo:rıti US ˈʃur ] n plural sureties [U and C] law 1.) someone who will pay a debt, appear in court etc if someone else fails to do so 2.) stand surety (for sb) be responsible for paying a debt, appearing in court etc if someone else… …
9surety — sur|e|ty [ ʃurəti ] noun LEGAL count 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 a. uncount money someone gives to make sure that someone else will appear in court or pay… …
10surety — noun (C, U) law 1 someone who will pay a debt, appear in court etc if someone else fails to do so 2 stand surety (for sb) be responsible for paying a debt, appearing in court etc if someone else fails to do so 3 money someone gives to make sure… …