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respondar

to endorse

verb rreh-spohn-DAHR Rare
People & Society Money

Also means

to guarantee

Usage Note

Respondar is not part of standard modern Spanish; to express acting as guarantor, use avalar or garantizar. Learners are far more likely to need responder (to answer / respond), which is an entirely separate verb.

Examples

"El banco se negó a respondar la deuda."

Natural Translation

The bank refused to guarantee the debt.

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