Warrant

**Prof. Dr. Sinsi** · 07-23-2012

warrant
noun1

a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts2

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; "as a sweetener they offered warrants along with the fixed-income securities"3

formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"[syn: sanction]4

a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications[syn: guarantee]
verb1

show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end justifies the means"[syn: justify]2

stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information"[syn: guarantee]

07-23-2012	#1
Prof. Dr. Sinsi	Warrant warrant noun1a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts2a 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; "as a sweetener they offered warrants along with the fixed-income securities"3formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"[syn: sanction]4a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications[syn: guarantee] verb1show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for; "The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns"; "The end justifies the means"[syn: justify]2stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information"[syn: guarantee]