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guar⋅an⋅tee

  [gar-uhn-tee] noun, verb, -teed, -tee⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a promise or assurance, esp. 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.
4. a person who gives a guarantee or guaranty; guarantor.
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.
9. to serve as a warrant or guaranty for.
10. to engage to protect or indemnify: to guarantee a person against loss.
11. to engage (to do something).
12. to promise (usually fol. by a clause as object): I guarantee that I'll be there.
Origin:
1670–80; alter. of guaranty
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guar·an·tee   (gār'ən-tē')   
n.  

  1. Something that assures a particular outcome or condition: Lack of interest is a guarantee of failure.

    1. A promise or an assurance, especially one given in writing, that attests to the quality or durability of a product or service.

    2. A pledge that something will be performed in a specified manner.

    3. A guaranty by which one person assumes responsibility for paying another's debts or fulfilling another's responsibilities.

    4. A guaranty for the execution, completion, or existence of something.

    1. A guaranty by which one person assumes responsibility for paying another's debts or fulfilling another's responsibilities.

    2. A guaranty for the execution, completion, or existence of something.

  4. A guarantor.

tr.v.   guar·an·teed, guar·an·tee·ing, guar·an·tees

  1. To assume responsibility for the debt, default, or miscarriage of.

  2. To assume responsibility for the quality or performance of: guarantee a product.

  3. To undertake to do, accomplish, or ensure (something) for another: guaranteed to free the captives; guarantees freedom of speech.

  4. To make certain: The rain guarantees a good crop this year.

  5. To furnish security for.

  6. To express or declare with conviction: I guarantee that you'll like this book.


[Alteration of Middle English garant, warranty, from Old French; see guaranty.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry: gua·ran·tee
Pronunciation: "gar-&n-'tE, "gär-
Function: noun
Etymology: probably alteration of guaranty
1 : GUARANTOR
2 : GUARANTY 1
3 : an assurance that a condition will be fulfilled: as a : an agreement by which one person undertakes to secure another in the possession or enjoyment of something b : an assurance of the quality or of the length of use to be expected from a product offered for sale often with a promise of reimbursement
4 : GUARANTY 4, 5 guarantees> —guarantee transitive verb
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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