Dictionary Check: warrant
"warrant" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
11
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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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