warrant

  • 31warrant — {{11}}warrant (n.) early 13c., protector, defender, from O.N.Fr. warant (O.Fr. garant), from Frankish *warand (Cf. O.H.G. weren to authorize, warrant, Ger. gewähren to grant ), from P.Gmc. *war to warn, guard, protect, perhaps from PIE root *wer… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 32warrant — /ˈwɒrənt / (say woruhnt) noun 1. authorisation, sanction, or justification. 2. that which serves to give reliable or formal assurance of something; a guarantee. 3. something having the force of a guarantee or positive assurance of a thing. 4. a… …

  • 33warrant — I. noun Etymology: Middle English waraunt protector, warrant, from Anglo French warant, garant, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German werēnto guarantor, werēn to warrant; akin to Old High German wāra trust, care more at very Date: 14th… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 34warrant — Synonyms and related words: Bible oath, CD, IOU, John Hancock, MO, OK, accept, acceptance, acceptance bill, account for, accredit, acknowledge, acknowledgment, acquittance, admit, affidavit, affirm, affirmance, affirmation, agency, agentship,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 35warrant — 1 noun 1 (C) written permission from a court of law allowing the police to take a particular action (+ for): The magistrate issued a warrant for his arrest. | search warrant (=permission to go into someone s house to look for something) see also …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 36warrant — 1. noun /ˈwɒɹənt/ a) Authorization or certification; sanction, as given by a superior. Than for pité I made the damesell to lepe on her palferey, and I promysed her to be her waraunte and to helpe to entyre her lorde.<! b) Something that… …

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  • 37Warrant — War|rạnt 〈engl. [ wɔ̣rənt] m. 6〉 1. Urkunde, mit der jmd. bestätigt, eine Ware zur Aufbewahrung in seinem Lager erhalten zu haben, u. sich verpflichtet, sie gegen Vorlage des Scheins wieder auszuliefern 2. 〈Börse〉 Optionsschein [<engl.… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 38warrant — war•rant [[t]ˈwɔr ənt, ˈwɒr [/t]] n. 1) authorization, sanction, or justification 2) something that serves to give formal assurance of something; a guarantee 3) something regarded as offering a guarantee or positive assurance of a thing: The… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 39warrant —   Il warrant è uno strumento derivato che attribuisce al possessore il diritto, e non l obbligo, di acquistare ( o vendere ) un certo quantitativo di titoli ad un prezzo stabilito e entro un arco di tempo prefissato o ad una scadenza fissa. Il… …

    Glossario di economia e finanza

  • 40warrant — 1. noun 1) a warrant for his arrest Syn: authorization, order, license, permit, document; writ, summons, subpoena; mandate, decree, fiat, edict 2) a travel warrant Syn …

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