surety
CertaintyCertainty.
» Loan on deeds needed the joint surety.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)Certainty.
(countable, uncountable)That which makes sure; that which confirms; ground of confidence or security.
(countable, uncountable)A promise to pay a sum of money in the event that another person fails to fulfill an obligation.
Bürgschaft
пору́каporúka
(countable, uncountable)One who undertakes to pay money or perform other acts in the event that his principal fails therein.
Bürge
поручительporučitelʹ
(countable, uncountable)A substitute; a hostage.
(countable, uncountable)Evidence; confirmation; warrant.
- something clearly established
- a guarantee that an obligation will be met
- one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another
- a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
Examples
1 sentencesLoan on deeds needed the joint surety.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English surete, attested since the early 1300s in the sense "guarantee, promisFrom Middle English surete, attested since the early 1300s in the sense "guarantee, promise, pledge, assurance", from Anglo-Norman seurté/Old French seurté with the same meaning (whence modern French sûreté), from Latin sēcūritās. Equivalent to sure + -ty. The senses "security, safety, stability" and "certainty" are attested since the late 1300s. "One who undertakes to pay if another does not" is from the early 1400s. Doublet of security.
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Forms
plural: suretiesSynonyms
6 synonyms- a guarantee that an obligation will be met:security
- one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another:guarantorwarrantorwarranter
- a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms:hostage
- property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation:security
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable