entregar como garantía

to give as a guarantee

entregar como garantía(ehn-treh-gahr koh-moh gah-rahn-tee-ah)

transitive verb phrase

1. (general)

a. to give as a guarantee

Le entregué a Paulina mi bolso como garantía de que no me iba a ir sin ella.

I gave Paulina my bag as a guarantee that I wasn't going to leave without her.

b. to leave as a guarantee

Raúl le entregó a Juan su reloj como garantía de que le pagaría su deuda.

Raul left Juan his watch as a guarantee that he would pay his debt.

c. to pledge as collateral

Tuve que entregarle al banco mi finca como garantía para que me dieran el préstamo.

I had to pledge my farm as collateral in order for the bank to give me the loan.

d. to pledge

Raquel le entregó todas sus piezas de arte invaluables al banco como garantía y las perdió al no poder pagar su deuda.

Raquel pledged all her invaluable artwork to the bank and lost it when she couldn't pay her debt.