surety
/ˈʃʊrəti/
noun
- A person who agrees to be responsible for another person's debt or obligation if that person fails to pay or perform.
- My uncle acted as a surety for my first apartment lease.
- Without a surety, the contractor could not get the building permit.
- The bank required a surety before approving the loan for the small business.
- Something given as a guarantee that a promise will be kept; a pledge or security.
- He offered his car as a surety for the loan.
- They demanded a cash surety before releasing the goods.
- The court accepted the property deed as surety for his bail.
- The state of being certain or confident; certainty.
- He felt a deep surety that he had made the right choice.
- There is no surety that the weather will be good for the picnic.
- She spoke with surety about the outcome of the experiment.
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