What does "guarantee" mean?
Anything that assures a certain outcome.
Guarantee
/ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/ noun, verb, slang
noun, verb, slang ·Common ·Middle school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Anything that assures a certain outcome.
- Grammar: guarantee is listed as noun, verb, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: warranty, assure, vouch, warrant.
- Useful contrasts: swedish risk, bet, borrower.
- Usage evidence: Some companies guarantee their workers a job for life.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Anything that assures a certain outcome.
"Can you give me a guarantee that he will be fit for the match?"
- 2 a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications wordnet
- 3 A legal assurance of something, e.g. a security for the fulfillment of an obligation.
- 4 an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true wordnet
- 5 A written declaration that a certain product will be fit for a purpose and work correctly; a warranty. specifically
"The cooker comes with a five-year guarantee."
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- 6 a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults wordnet
- 7 The person to whom a guarantee is made.
- 8 A person who gives such a guarantee; a guarantor. colloquial
"But God who is the great Guarantee for the Peace , Order , and good behaviour of Mankind"
Verb
- 1 To give an assurance that something will be done right.
- 2 promise to do or accomplish wordnet
- 3 To assume or take responsibility for a debt or other obligation.
- 4 give surety or assume responsibility wordnet
- 5 To make something certain.
"The long sunny days guarantee a good crop."
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- 6 make certain of wordnet
- 7 stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of wordnet
Example
"Some companies guarantee their workers a job for life."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "guarantee"?
Common synonyms include: warranty, assure, vouch, warrant, warrant, affirm.
How do you use "guarantee" in a sentence?
Some companies guarantee their workers a job for life.
How do you pronounce "guarantee"?
Pronounced /ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/.
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. Doublet of guaranty and warranty.