definiens: means, as applied to any Person, any direct orindirect liability of that Person with respect to any Indebtedness, lease, dividend, guaranty, letter of credit or other obligation, contractual orotherwise ( the ) of another Person ( the ), whether or not contingent, ( a ) to purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire suchprimary obligations or any property constituting direct or indirect securitytherefor, ( b ) to advance or provide funds ( i ) for the payment or discharge ofany such primary obligation, or ( ii ) to maintain working capital or equitycapital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth orsolvency or any balance sheet item, level of income or financial condition ofthe primary obligor, ( c ) to purchase property, securities or services primarilyfor the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of theability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation, or(d ) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of any 44 < PAGE > such primary obligation against loss or failure or inability to perform inrespect thereof . The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to bean amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligationin respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made or, if not stated ordeterminable, the reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof