what does warrant mean?
WARRANT as NOUN
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- a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
Hypernyms(s) warrant is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
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- Meaning
- formal and explicit approval
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- a Democrat usually gets the union’’s endorsement
Hypernyms(s) warrant is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- 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
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- as a sweetener they offered warrants along with the fixed-income
Hypernyms(s) warrant is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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WARRANT as VERB
- Meaning
- stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of
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- The dealer warrants all the cars he sells
- I warrant this information
Hypernyms(s) warrant is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for
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- The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns
- The end justifies the means
Hypernyms(s) warrant is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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