suretyship en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈʃʊəɹɪtiːʃɪp/ (UK)
- /ˈʃɔːɹətiːʃɪp/ (UK)
Etymology
From surety + -ship, possibly a partial calque of Middle English borweship (“suretiship, borrowship”).
Meanings
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An accessory agreement through which one binds oneself for another already bound, either in whole or in part, as for one's debt, default or miscarriage; the assumption of liability for the obligations of another.
as a man desperately swimming drowns him that comes to help him, by suretyship and borrowing they will willingly undo all their associates and allies […].
, vol.1, New York Review of Books, 2001, p.290
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| suretyships | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| suretiship | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (18)
ca fiança (agreement) · it fideiussione (agreement) · ar ضَمَان (agreement) · fr cautionnement (agreement) · pt fiança (agreement) · cy mechnïaeth (agreement) · sv borgen (agreement) · uk пору́ка (agreement) · pl poręczenie majątkowe (agreement) · es fianza (agreement) · scn fidijussiuni (agreement) · de Bürgschaft (agreement) · cs ručení (agreement) · la fideiussiō (agreement) · ru поручи́тельство (agreement) · nl borgtocht (agreement) · th ค้ำประกัน (agreement) · th การค้ำประกัน (agreement)