warrant
noun
- 1
a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
- 2
a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
- 3
formal and explicit approval
a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement
- 4
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
verb
- 1
stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of
The dealer warrants all the cars he sells
I warrant this information
- 2
show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for
The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns
The end justifies the means
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