guarantor
pronunciation
How to pronounce guarantor in British English:
UK [ˌgærənˈtɔ:(r)]
How to pronounce guarantor in American English:
US [ˌɡærənˈtɔr, ˈɡærəntɚ]
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- Noun:
- one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another
Word Origin
- guarantor (n.)
- "one who binds himself that the obligation of another shall be performed," 1811, from guarantee with Latinate agent noun suffix -or substituted for -ee.
Example
- 1. Until they mentioned needing collateral or a guarantor .
- 2. The second caveat is that a guarantee is only as good as the guarantor .
- 3. In other words , you must first listen to gradually strengthen the control you have over your life : this control is guarantor of confidence and self-esteem .
- 4. Its real guarantor , though , is a sense that sound money is what most indians want , even at the price of temporarily lower growth .
- 5. Debt that has arisen in spain will remain debt of the spanish state as ultimate guarantor .