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warrant

/ˈwɔɹənt/noun, verb2 syllables

Warrant means: formal and explicit approval.

Synonyms for warrant10

noun, as in formal and explicit approval

sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, imprimatur

noun, as in a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications

guarantee, warrantee, warranty

noun, as in 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

stock warrant, stock-purchase warrant

verb, as in stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of

guarantee

What does warrant mean?6

noun

1

formal and explicit approval“a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement”

2

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

3

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”

4

a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts

verb

1

stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of“The dealer warrants all the cars he sells”

2

provide adequate grounds to justify (a certain course of action)“The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with warrant?2

two syllables

torrent

three syllables

abhorrent
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Warrant in a sentence

  • Are you getting a warrant for my house, my car, what?Wagner1994
  • A judge will issue a search warrant only if there is probable cause.darinmex
  • Where's your search warrant to go lurking my stuff without my permission?DJ_Saidez
  • The police executed a search warrant on my brother's apartment.darinmex
  • An arrest warrant was issued for the company's accountant.darinmex
  • Can a person be arrested without a warrant?CK
  • Rodrigo couldn’t stop the cops because they had a search warrant.Amastan
  • This is a warrant to search your house.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of warrant

as a noun

plural
warrants

as a verb

past tense
warranted
present participle
warranting
third-person singular
warrants
past participle
warranted