guarantee
English
Etymology
From Old French guarantie (perhaps via a later Spanish garante), from the verb guarantir (“to protect, assure, vouch for”), ultimately from Old Frankish *warjand, *warand (“a warrant”), or from guaranty. Compare guaranty, warranty.
Pronunciation
Noun
guarantee (plural guarantees)
- Anything that assures a certain outcome.
- Can you give me a guarantee that he will be fit for the match?
- A written declaration that a certain product will be fit for a purpose and work correctly.
- The cooker comes with a 5-year guarantee.
- A person who gives such a guarantee; a guarantor.
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- The person to whom a guarantee is made.
Translations
anything that assures a certain outcome
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written declaration
person who gives such a guarantee
Verb
guarantee (third-person singular simple present guarantees, present participle guaranteeing, simple past and past participle guaranteed)
- To assure that something will get done right.
- To assume responsibility for a debt.
- To make something certain.
- The long sunny days guarantee a good crop.
Translations
to assure that something will get done right
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to assume responsibility for a debt
to make something certain
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