1
as in contract
a formal agreement to fulfill an obligation
gave his surety that he would pay back the loan if his sister was unable to for any reason
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2
as in sponsor
a person who takes the responsibility for some other person or thing
a mutual friend agreed to act as surety if I lent my cousin some money, since I wasn't certain that she'd be able to pay it back
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as in assurance
a state of mind in which one is free from doubt
I can't tell you the year in which that event happened with any great surety
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Recent Examples of surety
Booker was arraigned in Roseville District Court on Jan. 9 and the judge set bond at $250,000.00 cash/surety only.
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Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 14 Jan. 2025
Sometimes a defendant will be released from jail by agreeing to return to court, though a judge may order the person to post bond in the form of cash, surety or property.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2024
Bond for both women was set at $5,000 cash/surety, the prosecutor's office said.
—Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
This gives the issuing central authority surety and users the benefits of fast trading in privacy and with local validation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Dec. 2024
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Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 14 Jan. 2025
Sometimes a defendant will be released from jail by agreeing to return to court, though a judge may order the person to post bond in the form of cash, surety or property.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2024
Bond for both women was set at $5,000 cash/surety, the prosecutor's office said.
—Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
This gives the issuing central authority surety and users the benefits of fast trading in privacy and with local validation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surety
Noun
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Perez's contract was cut short following a significant drop in form after his May extension, culminating in an eighth-place championship finish – his worst since joining Red Bull.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Zeldin has vowed to revoke contracts for the still-emerging bank program that is set to fund tens of thousands of projects to fight climate change and promote environmental justice.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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Paint and coatings giant Valspar has been the title sponsor since 2014 and has just extended its deal with the tour until 2030.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
9 Mar. 2025
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The big picture: The bill's Senate sponsor, Sen. Dan McCay (R-Riverton) argued the legislation would neutralize government buildings and classrooms from political speech.—
Erin Alberty,
Axios,
8 Mar. 2025
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The visit was over without a minerals deal, and without any assurances of ongoing U.S. support.—
Barak Ravid,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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Perfect assurance for those looking to maintain quality whilst staying in budget.—
Mekaylah Yowpp-Hernacki,
Vogue,
28 Feb. 2025
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And there was no guarantee that getting traded to a playoff team would have been beneficial to him either.—
Arpon Basu,
The Athletic,
6 Mar. 2025
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But Licht knows how there are no guarantees in free agency, just as there are none in the draft.—
Rick Stroud,
Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2025
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Among them: Did Wood continue to fire his weapon after shooting Castellanos, striking one of the bar patrons?—
Charles Rabin and,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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But according to countless home bakers and thousands of patrons of the Barefoot Contessa store in the Hamptons, the search can stop at Ina Garten’s Outrageous Brownies.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Mar. 2025
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There was no late-breaking progress in contract talks, no additional certainty on Vancouver’s end that the player might be more amenable to a shorter-term deal.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Organizations that embrace learning over rigid certainty perform better in volatile environments.—
Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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That day, Roberts praised what Counsell’s deal would mean for the market for managers throughout the sport.—
Fabian Ardaya,
The Athletic,
7 Mar. 2025
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If a deal can be closed with DiCaprio, the biggest priority at this point, sources say a shoot could be underway this summer.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Mar. 2025
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The administration will likely attempt to unshackle Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage guarantors, from their current position as wards of the state, Andrea Riquier reports.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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France, along with the United States, is a guarantor of the ceasefire deal.—
Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Surety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surety. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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