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Verb: warrant worunt [N. Amer], wórunt [Brit]- Show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for
"The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns" - justify - Stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of
"The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information" - guarantee Noun: warrant worunt [N. Amer], wórunt [Brit]- A writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
- 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
"as a sweetener they offered warrants along with the fixed-income securities" - stock warrant, stock-purchase warrant - Formal and explicit approval
- sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, imprimatur - A written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
- guarantee, warrantee, warranty
Derived forms: warranted, warranting, warrants See also: warrantee, warrantor Type of: approval, assurance, back, commendation, confirm, endorse, indorse, judicial writ, pledge, plump for, plunk for, reassert, security, support, surety, writ Encyclopedia: Warrant |