Surety
11Surety — The guarantee of the debts of one party by another. A surety is the organization or person that assumes the responsibility of paying the debt in case the debtor policy defaults or is unable to make the payments. The party that guarantees the debt …
12surety — [[t]ʃʊ͟ərɪti[/t]] sureties N VAR A surety is money or something valuable which you give to someone to show that you will do what you have promised. The insurance company will take warehouse stocks or treasury bonds as surety... Bristol Crown… …
13surety — [ 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… …
14surety — 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… …
15surety — 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… …
16surety — 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 …
17Surety — One who becomes responsible for another. Christ is the surety of the better covenant (Heb. 7:22). In him we have the assurance that all its provisions will be fully and faithfully carried out. Solomon warns against incautiously becoming… …
18surety — 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… …
19surety — 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… …
20surety — 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… …
