to honor
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5.4
- verb
- /ˈɑːnər/
- Specialized
:
hacer efectivo
- It never crossed my mind not to honor my agreement.
And we couldn't get them to not honor the warranty even with XMP be enabled.
- And we couldn't get them to not honor the warranty even with XMP be enabled.
- All the national banks would honor each other's notes at par.
- As usual, all merchandise, credit, prepaid lessons, rentals, gift cards, deposits, orders and financing, and warranties will be honored.
Examples
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Democratic leaders pay a heavy political price when they are unable to honor their commitment.
Academic text (2003) -
I honor my clients' requests.
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All the national banks would honor each other's notes at par.
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There are standards that must be honored.
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The Continental Congress could not honor its commitments under the Treaty of Paris.
Academic text (2002) -
Brooke, when a man makes a commitment to a team, he honors that commitment.
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All credit to the railway that it honored the charter and did not refuse service.
Fiction book (1993) -
And within a month, Germany, France, all these countries started writing checks again and honoring their commitments to NATO.
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After her mother's death, she resolves definitively to honor her mother's wishes and to live accordingly.
Academic text (2001) -
The bank agreed to honor the check as soon as it was presented.
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Formal
28
3.4
The highest United States military award given for very brave acts in battle
- Offensive
10
8.6
The killing of a family member, often a woman or girl, by relatives who think she brought shame
- Formal
8
4.7
The highest United States medal given to members of the military for very great bravery in battle
- Formal
1
4.1
A group of people who stand in line to welcome an important person or honor a dead person
How Settled
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb honor in the sense of accepting or paying a check comes from the idea of treating something as worthy or valid, so when a bank 'honors' a check it gives it value and pays it.