definiens: means, as applied to any Person, any direct or indirect liability of that Person withrespect to any Indebtedness, lease, dividend, guaranty, letter of credit or other obligation, contractual or otherwise(the ) of another Person ( the ), whether or not contingent, ( a ) to purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire such primary obligations or any property constituting direct or indirect securitytherefor, ( b ) to advance or provide funds ( i ) for the payment or discharge of any such primary obligation, or ( ii ) tomaintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency orany balance sheet item, level of income or financial condition of the primary obligor, ( c ) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability ofthe primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation, or ( d ) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the ownerof any such primary obligation against loss or failure or inability to perform in respect thereof . The amount of anyContingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primaryobligation in respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made or, if not stated or determinable, the reasonablyanticipated liability in respect thereof