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suretyship

UK/ˈʃʊəɹɪtiːʃɪp/

suretyship noun: 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.

Noun

suretyship (plural suretyships)

  1. 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

suretyship meaning in Bengali, Arabic and Thai

suretyship in Bengali

হয় সম্পূর্ণ, আংশিকভাবে, খেলাপি, ভুলের জন্য

suretyship in Arabic

agreement
ضَمَان ḍamān

suretyship in Thai

agreement
ค้ำประกัน kám-bprà-gan, การค้ำประกัน

Synonyms of suretyship

Forms of suretyship

pluralsuretyships
alternative formsuretiship

Origin of suretyship

From surety + -ship, possibly a partial calque of Middle English borweship (“suretiship, borrowship”).

Questions about suretyship

What does suretyship mean?
Suretyship means 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.
What is suretyship in Bengali?
Suretyship in Bengali is হয় সম্পূর্ণ, আংশিকভাবে, খেলাপি. See Suretyship meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is suretyship?
Suretyship is a noun.
How do you pronounce suretyship?
Suretyship is pronounced /ˈʃʊəɹɪtiːʃɪp/ (UK).
What is the plural of suretyship?
The plural of suretyship is suretyships.

Words near suretyship in the dictionary

  1. Surette
  2. Surettes
  3. surety
  4. surety bond
  5. surety bonds
  6. suretyship
  7. suretyships
  8. surexcitation
  9. surexpression
  10. surf
  11. surf 'n' turf

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