warrant
/wˈɔrʌnt/
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Definitions
Noun
a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
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; "as a sweetener they offered warrants along with the fixed-income securities"
Noun
formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union''s endorsement"
Noun
a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
Verb
show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end justifies the means"
Verb
stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information"
Synonyms
countenance
endorsement
guarantee
imprimatur
indorsement
justify
sanction
stock warrant
stock-purchase warrant
warrantee
warranty
More General Terms
approval
assurance
back
commendation
confirm
endorse
indorse
judicial writ
pledge
plump for
plunk for
reassert
security
support
surety
writ
More Specific Terms
amnesty
arrest warrant
bench warrant
cachet
certify
commutation
cover
death warrant
deposit
endorse
indorse
insure
lettre de cachet
nihil obstat
O.K.
OK
okay
okeh
okey
pardon
perpetual warrant
reprieve
search warrant
security
stock warrant
subscription warrant
surety
underwrite
visa