That is why over 30 years of personal accounts, even through the financial crisis, Chile has never had to make a payment on that guarantee.

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These are essentially presale of the physical commodity for an upfront cash payment and a guarantee to deliver the oil or gas at future dates.

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AllThingsD managed to catch Levchin for an interview, in which he revealed that Affirm will issue credit to consumers and guarantee payment to merchants for all online transactions.

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Stock prices readjust on the ex-dividend date to reflect the pending payment, and there is no guarantee the shares won't slip below the trader's breakeven point, resulting in losses.

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For example, if a company is shipping products internationally, but still needs to guarantee delivery to receive full payment or to maintain contractual obligations, it faces a potentially complex set of options to complete the delivery.

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Data entry tasks are delivered to each mobile device by the mobile web, and MobileWorks handles the end-to-end work distribution, guarantee of accuracy, and employee payment.

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Bill Hambrecht , owner of the Omaha Nighthawks and founder of the UFL, has personally guaranteed the payment of all monies owed through October 13 to players on his team (who sign the Personal Guarantee agreement).

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