Warrant - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- 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
- a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications (syn: guarantee, warrantee, warranty)
verb
I warrant this information
Extra examples
The police had a warrant for his arrest.
There was no warrant for such behavior.
The writing was poor, but it hardly warrants that kind of insulting criticism.
The punishment he received was not warranted.
The police have a warrant to search the house.
Nothing warranted his behaving like that.
I warrant, man, that we shall bring you round.
I cannot warrant the coins to be genuine.
The magistrate issued a warrant for his arrest.
The company issued warrants for 300,000 shares.
This tiny crowd does not warrant such a large police presence.
Another area that warrants attention is that of funding for universities.
The Author hereby warrants that the Publisher is the owner of the copyright.
He has no warrant for saying so.
There is no warrant for such a belief.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: warrant
he/she/it: warrants
present participle: warranting
past tense: warranted
past participle: warranted
singular: warrant
plural: warrants
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