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DEFINITION of 'Warrant'. A derivative security that gives the holder the right to purchase securities (usually equity) from the issuer at a specific price within a certain time frame. Warrants are often included in a new debt issue as a sweetener to entice investors.
to warrant. 1  To provide adequate grounds for; justify. 2  to warrant expresses the quality of the support as evidence of the claim. 3  Campbell and Huxman usereason or justification for the same thing. 4  For origin in argument see Toulmin model below.