A sum of money paid in advance as a deposit; hence, a pledge, a guarantee, an indication of something to come.
Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.
Seriousness; reality; actuality (as opposed to joking or pretence)
To be serious with; use in earnest.
Intent; focused; showing a lot of concentration.
Serious or honest.
Strenuous; diligent.
Focused in the pursuit of an objective; eager to obtain or do.
Serious; weighty; of a serious, weighty, or important nature; important.
Possessing or characterised by seriousness.
The person to whom a guarantee is made.
A person who gives such a guarantee; a guarantor.
A legal assurance of something, e.g. a security for the fulfillment of an obligation.
More specifically, a written declaration that a certain product will be fit for a purpose and work correctly; a warranty
Anything that assures a certain outcome.
To make something certain.
To give an assurance that something will be done right.
To assume or take responsibility for a debt or other obligation.