guarantee

guarantee
I. noun Etymology: probably alteration of 1guaranty Date: 1680 1. guarantor 2. guaranty 1 3. an assurance for the fulfillment of a condition: 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 of or of the length of use to be expected from a product offered for sale often with a promise of reimbursement 4. guaranty 4 II. transitive verb (-teed; -teeing) Date: 1731 1. to undertake to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriage of <
guarantee a loan
>
2. to engage for the existence, permanence, or nature of ; undertake to do or secure <
guarantee the winning of three tricks
>
3. to give security to <
guaranteed her against loss
>
4. to assert confidently <
I guarantee you'll like it
>

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • guarantee — gua·ran·tee /ˌgar ən tē, ˌgär / n [probably alteration of guaranty] 1: guarantor 2: guaranty (1) 3: an assurance that a condition will be fulfilled: as …   Law dictionary

  • guarantee — n Guarantee, guaranty, surety, security, bond, bail are comparable when they mean either something that is given or pledged as assurance of one s responsibility (as for the payment of a debt, the fulfillment of a promise or obligation, or the… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Guarantee — Guar an*tee , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {guaranteed}; p, pr. & vb. n. {Guaranteeing}.] [From {Guarantee}, n.] In law and common usage: to undertake or engage for the payment of (a debt) or the performance of (a duty) by another person; to undertake to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • guarantee — [gar΄ən tē′, gar′ən tē΄] n. [altered < GUARANTY, after words ending in EE1] 1. GUARANTY (n. 1 & 3) 2. a pledge or assurance; specif., a) a pledge that something is as represented and will be replaced if it does not meet specification …   English World dictionary

  • Guarantee — Guar an*tee , n.; pl. {Guarantees}. [For guaranty, prob. influenced by words like assignee, lessee, etc. See {Guaranty}, and cf. {Warrantee}.] 1. In law and common usage: A promise to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • guarantee — guarantee, guaranty The two words have close meanings relating to the fulfilment of a legal obligation. Guarantee is used for the verb, and also for the noun when the obligation relates to the quality of a product or service, whereas guaranty is… …   Modern English usage

  • guarantee — [n] pledge, promise agreement, assurance, attestation, bail, bargain, bond, certainty, certificate, certification, charter, collateral, contract, covenant, deposit, earnest, gage, guaranty, insurance, lock, oath, pawn, pipe, recognizance,… …   New thesaurus

  • guarantee — ► NOUN 1) a formal assurance that certain conditions will be fulfilled, especially that a product will be of a specified quality. 2) something that makes an outcome certain. 3) variant spelling of GUARANTY(Cf. ↑guaranty). 4) less common term for… …   English terms dictionary

  • guarantee — See guaranty. American Banker Glossary The assumption of responsibility for payment of a debt or performance of some obligation if the liable party fails to perform to expectations. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary Financial security required for… …   Financial and business terms

  • guarantee */*/ — I UK [ˌɡærənˈtiː] / US [ˌɡerənˈtɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms guarantee : present tense I/you/we/they guarantee he/she/it guarantees present participle guaranteeing past tense guaranteed past participle guaranteed 1) to make it certain that… …   English dictionary

  • guarantee — guar|an|tee1 [ ,gerən ti ] noun count ** 1. ) something that makes it certain that something will happen: guarantee of: Massive investment is no guarantee of success. guarantee against: Being with you is my guarantee against them harming me.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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