Search Result:warrant
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋwɒrәnt,ˋwɑrәnt 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊwɒrәnt 〕
Overview of noun warrant
The noun warrant has 4 senses
- warrant -- (a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts)
- warrant, stock warrant, stock-purchase warrant -- (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")
- sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimatur -- (formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement")
- guarantee, warrant, warrantee, warranty -- (a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications)
Overview of verb warrant
The verb warrant has 2 senses
- justify, warrant -- (show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end justifies the means")
- guarantee, warrant -- (stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information")