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- [shoo r-i-tee, shoo r-tee, shur-i-tee, shur-tee]
- /ˈʃʊər ɪ ti, ˈʃʊər ti, ˈʃɜr ɪ ti, ˈʃɜr ti/
- /ˈʃɔː.rə.ti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shoo r-i-tee, shoo r-tee, shur-i-tee, shur-tee]
- /ˈʃʊər ɪ ti, ˈʃʊər ti, ˈʃɜr ɪ ti, ˈʃɜr ti/
Definitions of surety word
- noun plural surety security against loss or damage or for the fulfillment of an obligation, the payment of a debt, etc.; a pledge, guaranty, or bond. 1
- noun plural surety a person who has made himself or herself responsible for another, as a sponsor, godparent, or bondsman. 1
- noun plural surety the state or quality of being sure. 1
- noun plural surety certainty. 1
- noun plural surety something that makes sure; ground of confidence or safety. 1
- noun plural surety a person who is legally responsible for the debt, default, or delinquency of another. 1
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Origin of surety
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English surte < Middle French; Old French seurte < Latin sēcūritāt-, stem of sēcūritās security
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Parts of speech for Surety
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
surety popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
surety usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for surety
noun surety
- aplomb — If you do something with aplomb, you do it with confidence in a relaxed way.
- assurance — If you give someone an assurance that something is true or will happen, you say that it is definitely true or will definitely happen, in order to make them feel less worried.
- assuredness — guaranteed; sure; certain; secure: an assured income.
- authoritativeness — having due authority; having the sanction or weight of authority: an authoritative opinion.
- bail — Bail is a sum of money that an arrested person or someone else puts forward as a guarantee that the arrested person will attend their trial in a law court. If the arrested person does not attend it, the money will be lost.
Antonyms for surety
noun surety
- adventure — If someone has an adventure, they become involved in an unusual, exciting, and rather dangerous journey or series of events.
- amphibology — ambiguity of expression, esp when due to a grammatical construction, as in save rags and waste paper
- ballgame — any game played with a ball
- big idea — any plan or proposal that is grandiose, impractical, and usually unsolicited: You're always coming around here with your big ideas.
- biggie — People sometimes refer to something or someone successful, well-known, or big as a biggie.
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