text: receive a dividend or interest, e.g. a share certificate (Martin security). Guarantee also has the sense of warranty - something quite distinct from the subject-matter of the present note - as well as the technical sense of a contract accessory to an obligation. Its synonym in the latter sense is suretyship, as that of guarantor is surety. The multiple meanings of guarantee make it advisable, where precision is necessary, to replace it in translation by suretyship or warranty where either of those meanings is intended - they are terms which have the advantage of being univocal - and by security where the general meaning is intended. This leaves guarantee to be used where precision is not necessary or the meaning of the French or Spanish term is not clear. 1/ il In French, caution not only has the general meaning described above but also, and more often, that of surety. Cautionnement is univocal, meaning only suretyship. Garantie has the additional meanings of warranty and liability, and occasionally suretyship. Sûreté has the additional non-legal meaning of fififiucity in the sense of safety. 1/ Either guarantee or suretyship can be used where the reference is to the nominate contract in the abstract, called cautionnement in Belgium, France and Switzerland, garantie in certain academic contexts and fianza in Chile, Mexico and Spain; for example, le contrat de cautionnement, les contrats dits de •garan.tle, .el contrato de flansa» 2/ The term personal guarantee is sometimes used to mean a guarantee given by an individual as opposed to one given by a body corporate. In cases of this kind the guarantee is usually personal in the sense of being a guarantee in personam as well. - 1159 - In Spanish, caución has the general meaning already described, as does 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing legal and financial concepts related to guarantees, securities, and suretyships, which are often used in commercial and business contexts. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting that the text is intended for professionals or academics in the field of law, finance, or business.