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warrant::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | guarantee |
| Type of | back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support |
| Has types | cover, underwrite, endorse, certify, indorse, insure |
| Derivation | warrantee, warranter, warrantor |
The dealer warrants all the cars he sells.
I warrant this information.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | countenance, endorsement, imprimatur, indorsement, sanction |
| Type of | approval, commendation |
| Has types | okay, okey, nihil obstat, visa, o.k., ok, okeh |
warrant::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | stock-purchase warrant, stock warrant |
| Type of | surety, security |
| Has types | subscription warrant, perpetual warrant |
as a sweetener they offered warrants along with the fixed-income securities.
warrant::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | judicial writ, writ |
| Has types | cachet, arrest warrant, bench warrant, amnesty, commutation, death warrant, lettre de cachet, pardon, reprieve, search warrant |
Examples of warrant
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A refusal of the judge's warrant would be subject to a different set of charges.
From the dailyherald.com
She also said it was not certain that serving a warrant would have saved a life.
From the washingtonpost.com
Authorities said the man told a records clerk in the building about his warrant.
From the charlotteobserver.com
They simply checked that the paperwork for the warrant had been filed correctly.
From the telegraph.co.uk
If Mr Bates and his chums warrant a private pat-down, then so do all passengers.
From the economist.com
It's certainly a big enough danger to warrant our concern and that of Sen. Paul.
From the infowars.com
Who knew that the Lions'season finale next week would warrant a collector's pin?
From the freep.com
After a 90-minute search, investigators seized only paperwork, the warrant said.
From the usatoday.com
Mitchell was also wanted on a warrant for shoplifting in Salt Lake City in 2002.
From the sltrib.com
- A writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
- Justify: show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end justifies the means"
- 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"
- Guarantee: stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information"
- Sanction: formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"
- Guarantee: a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
- Warrant is a 1975 Hindi film directed by Pramod Chakravorty. The film stars Dev Anand, Zeenat Aman, Pran, Dara Singh , Ajit, Lalita Pawar, Joginder and Shetty. The films music is by R. D. Burman.
- Warrant is an American glam metal band from Hollywood, California that experienced success in the late 1980s and early 1990s with two multi-platinum albums. ...
- In finance, a warrant is a security that entitles the holder to buy stock of the issuing company at a specified price, which can be higher or lower than the stock price at time of issue.
