bảo lĩnh
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Definition
- Verb:
- To act as a guarantee for / to bail out: To formally promise to be responsible for someone else's debt or obligation if they fail to meet it. This is the primary legal and financial meaning.
- To vouch for / to answer for: To assume responsibility for another person's conduct or behavior.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Công ty đồng ý bảo lĩnh cho khoản vay của đối tác. (The company agreed to act as a guarantee for the partner's loan.)
- Anh ta được tại ngoại vì có người thân ra bảo lĩnh. (He was released because a relative bailed him out.)
- Giáo viên bảo lĩnh cho hạnh kiểm của học sinh. (The teacher vouched for the student's conduct.)
Advanced Usage
- Legal and Financial Context: "Bảo lĩnh" is a formal term used in contracts, banking, and judicial proceedings. The person who provides the guarantee (người bảo lĩnh) assumes significant financial or legal liability.
- Ngân hàng yêu cầu một công ty mẹ bảo lĩnh cho hợp đồng. (The bank required a parent company to provide a guarantee for the contract.)
Variants and Related Words
Bảo lãnh (verb): A more common variant with identical meaning, often used interchangeably in modern Vietnamese, especially in commercial contexts.
- Tôi cần một tổ chức tín dụng bảo lãnh cho thương vụ này. (I need a credit institution to guarantee this deal.)
Sự bảo lĩnh / Sự bảo lãnh (noun): The act of guaranteeing or the guarantee itself.
- Người bảo lĩnh / Người bảo lãnh (noun): The guarantor, the bailor, the person who provides the guarantee.
Synonyms
- Guarantee: To provide a formal assurance.
- Bail out: To secure the release of someone by assuming responsibility.
- Vouch for: To assert one's confidence in someone or something.
- Underwrite: To accept financial responsibility.
Related Idioms
Note: "Bảo lĩnh" itself is a formal term and is not typically used in idiomatic expressions. Its usage is almost exclusively in legal, financial, and official contexts.
- Act as guarantee for, answer for, be bail for
- Bảo lĩnh cho một người vay nợto act as guarantee for a debtor
- Có người bảo lĩnh nên được tạm thaTo be released on bail