definiens: means, as to any Person, ( a ) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effectof guaranteeing any indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by another Person ( the ) in any manner, whetherdirectly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, ( i ) to purchase or pay ( or advance or supply funds for the purchaseor payment of ) such indebtedness or other obligation, ( ii ) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligeein respect of such indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such indebtedness or other obligation, ( iii ) to maintain workingcapital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable theprimary obligor to pay such indebtedness or other obligation, or ( iv ) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee inrespect of such indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof ( inwhole or in part ), ( b ) any lien on any assets of such Person securing any indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not suchindebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person ( or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such indebtedness to obtain anysuch lien ) or ( c ) any direct or indirect liability, contingent or not, of that Person for ( i ) any obligations for undrawn letters of credit for the account of thatPerson or ( ii ) all obligations from any interest rate, currency or commodity swap agreement, interest rate cap or collar agreement, or other agreementor arrangement designated to protect a Person against fluctuation in interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices . The amount of anyGuarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, inrespect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof asdetermined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith . The term as a verb has a corresponding meaning