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(noun) something clearly established |
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Related Words: certainty |
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(noun) a guarantee that an obligation will be met |
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Synonyms: security |
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Related Words: guarantee, warrant, warranty |
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(noun) one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another |
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Synonyms: guarantor, warrantor |
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Related Words: patron, sponsor, supporter |
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(noun) a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms |
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Synonyms: hostage |
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Related Words: captive, prisoner |
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(noun) property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation; "bankers are reluctant to lend without good security" |
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Synonyms: security |
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Related Words: collateral, deposit, earnest, recognisance, recognizance, transferred possession, transferred property |
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