Open Dictionary
mouse here to listen, click to choose/add more
Location: USA
Source: Learn That Word
Profile URL: www.learnthat.org

Are you a native English speaker? How do you pronounce this word?

Thank you for contributing!
upload mp3 file or record now it's easy, promised!

{%type%} Definitions

WordNet 3.0Copyright Princeton University
{%wordnet%}
Definitions.net
{%definitions_com%}

Videos

Short "hint"

n. - Something clearly established; A guarantee that an obligation will be met; A prisoner who is held by one party to make certain that another party will meet specified terms;

edit
Usage examples (34)
  • All I can say with 100% surety is that this dish is perfect with idlis and dosas.
  • The surety is a guarantee of an ability to pay debt service on the bonds.
  • One of the people who provided the surety was a prime witness in the case.
  • A surety is a person who guarantees that an accused makes his court appearances.
...click for more
Tutoring comment


Tutoring comment not yet available...

add more
The Open Dictionary of English is a collaborative project, based on Open Source materials, LearnThat resources, and partner APIs.
We give special thanks to our LearnThat volunteers, as well as Princeton University and Wiktionary for their Open Source word data. We're also grateful for the support given by Google, Wordnik.com, Dictionary.com, Stands4.com and YouTube, OEDILF.com, Kylescholz.com, Best-Practice.com, Forvo.com, as well as the generous Creative Commons community.