Dictionary Check: warrant

"warrant" is a valid word!

Scrabble 10 points
Words with Friends 11 points

Definition

noun

a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts

noun

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

Example: "as a sweetener they offered warrants along with the fixed-income securities"
noun

formal and explicit approval

Example: "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"
noun

a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications

verb

provide adequate grounds to justify (a certain course of action)

Example: "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"
verb

stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of

Example: "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"
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