surety
noun/ˈʃʊrəti/
Frequency rank: #15,484 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a guarantee or pledge that an obligation will be fulfilled; certainty.
Example sentence
The bank required personal property as surety before approving the loan.
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