NOUN | communication | warrant | a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts |
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possession | warrant, stock warrant, stock-purchase warrant | a type of security issued by a corporation (usually together with a bond or preferred stock) that gives the holder the right to purchase a certain amount of common stock at a stated price | |
communication | warrant, sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, imprimatur | formal and explicit approval | |
communication | warrant, guarantee, warrantee, warranty | a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications | |
VERB | communication | warrant | show to be reasonable / reasonable or provide adequate ground for |
communication | warrant, guarantee | stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of |
Sounds | wao'rahnt | |
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Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... |
Meaning | A type of security issued by a corporation (usually together with a bond or preferred stock) that gives the holder the right to purchase a certain amount of common stock at a stated price. | |
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Example | "as a sweetener they offered warrants along with the fixed-income securities" | |
Synonyms | stock warrant, stock-purchase warrant | |
Narrower | perpetual warrant | A warrant with no expiration date |
subscription warrant | A warrant that expires on a stipulated date | |
Broader | security, surety | Property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation |
Meaning | formal and explicit approval. | |
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Synonyms | sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, imprimatur | |
Narrower | O.K., OK, okay, okey, okeh | An endorsement |
nihil obstat | The phrase used by the official censor of the Roman Catholic Church to say that a publication has been examined and contains nothing offensive to the church | |
visa | An endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it | |
Broader | approval, commendation | A message expressing a favorable opinion |
Spanish | aprobación, autorización, consentimiento, garantía, imprimatur, imprimátur, refrendación, sanción | |
Catalan | autorització, consentiment, imprimatur |
Meaning | A written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications. | |
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Synonyms | guarantee, warrantee, warranty | |
Narrower | deposit | A payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met |
security, surety | A guarantee that an obligation will be met | |
stock warrant | A written certificate that gives the holder the right to purchase shares of a stock for a specified price within a specified period of time | |
Broader | assurance, pledge | A binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something |
Spanish | aval, garantía | |
Catalan | aval, garantia | |
Verbs | warrant | stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of |
Meaning | show to be reasonable / reasonable or provide adequate ground for. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Example | "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns" | |
Broader | justify, vindicate | show to be right by providing justification or proof |
Spanish | asegurar, garantizar, justificar | |
Catalan | afermançar, assegurar, garantir, justificar |
Meaning | Stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
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Synonym | guarantee | |
Narrower | certify, endorse, indorse | guarantee as meeting a certain standard |
cover, insure, underwrite | protect by insurance | |
Broader | back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support | Be behind |
Spanish | asegurar, avalar, garantizar | |
Catalan | afermançar, assegurar, avalar, garantir | |
Nouns | warrant | a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications |
warrantee | a customer to whom a warrant or guarantee is given | |
warrantor, warranter | one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another |
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