as in sponsor
a person who takes the responsibility for some other person or thing
the town police force is the guarantor of our safety
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Recent Examples of guarantor
Because tenants have so many rights, landlords almost always require a French guarantor.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage guarantors linked to the federal government, will back mortgages up to $806,500 starting in 2025, their regulator said Tuesday.
—Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
The upshot is that a significant number of students and faculty have come to regard it as a tool of censorship rather than a guarantor of free speech.
—Jamie Kalven, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
His aunt, who is his guarantor, was ordered to deposit several hundred thousand euros with the court.
—Reuters, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2025
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage guarantors linked to the federal government, will back mortgages up to $806,500 starting in 2025, their regulator said Tuesday.
—Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
The upshot is that a significant number of students and faculty have come to regard it as a tool of censorship rather than a guarantor of free speech.
—Jamie Kalven, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
His aunt, who is his guarantor, was ordered to deposit several hundred thousand euros with the court.
—Reuters, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for guarantor
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“Guarantor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guarantor. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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