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noun
1.
a promise or assurance, especially one in writing, that something is of specified quality, content, benefit, etc., or that it will perform satisfactorily for a given length of time: a money-back guarantee.
2.
guaranty (defs. 1, 2).
3.
something that assures a particular outcome or condition: Wealth is no guarantee of happiness.
5.
a person to whom a guarantee is made.
verb (used with object)
6.
to secure, as by giving or taking security.
7.
to make oneself answerable for (something) on behalf of someone else who is primarily responsible: to guarantee the fulfillment of a contract.
8.
to undertake to ensure for another, as rights or possessions.
10.
EXPANDto engage to protect or indemnify: to guarantee a person against loss.
11.
to engage (to do something).
12.
COLLAPSEto promise (usually followed by a clause as object): I guarantee that I'll be there.
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- How I guarantee happiness at the end of every course.
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- The shopping guarantee works two ways.
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| guarantee (ˌɡærənˈtiː) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a formal assurance, esp in writing, that a product, service, etc, will meet certain standards or specifications |
| 2. | law a promise, esp a collateral agreement, to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another |
| 3. | a. a person, company, etc, to whom a guarantee is made |
| b. a person, company, etc, who gives a guarantee | |
| 4. | a person who acts as a guarantor |
| 5. | something that makes a specified condition or outcome certain |
| 6. | a variant spelling of guaranty |
| —vb (usually foll by from | |
| 7. | (also tr) to take responsibility for (someone else's debts, obligations, etc) |
| 8. | to serve as a guarantee for |
| 9. | to secure or furnish security for: a small deposit will guarantee any dress |
| 10. | to undertake to protect or keep secure, as against injury, loss, etc |
| 11. | to ensure: good planning will guarantee success |
| 12. | (may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to promise or make certain |
| [C17: perhaps from Spanish garante or French garant, of Germanic origin; compare | |
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Word Origin & History
guarantee
1679, perhaps via Sp. garante, from O.Fr. guarantie, pp. of fem. guarantir "to protect," from guarant "warrant," from Frank. *warjand-s, from P.Gmc. *war-, from PIE base *wer- "to cover" (see warrant). For form evolution, see gu-. Originally "person
EXPANDgiving something as security," sense of the "pledge" itself (which is properly a guarranty) first recorded 1786. The verb is attested from 1791.
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