guarantee

guarantee

a promise or assurance of quality or durability: It has a one-year guarantee that covers parts and labor.

Not to be confused with:

guaranty – a warrant; pledge; something taken as security: He left his gold watch as a guaranty that he would bring the car back.

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guar·an·tee

 (găr′ən-tē′)

n.

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

2.

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

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

3. A guarantor.

4. A guaranty.

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 guaranty.

6. To furnish security for.

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

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[Alteration of Middle English garant, warranty, from Old French; see guaranty.]

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guarantee

(ˌɡærənˈtiː)

n

1. (Commerce) a formal assurance, esp in writing, that a product, service, etc, will meet certain standards or specifications

2. (Law) law a promise, esp a collateral agreement, to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another

3. (Commerce)

a. a person, company, etc, to whom a guarantee is made

b. a person, company, etc, who gives a guarantee

4. (Commerce) a person who acts as a guarantor

5. something that makes a specified condition or outcome certain

6. a variant spelling of guaranty

vb (mainly tr) , -tees, -teeing or -teed

7. (also tr) to take responsibility for (someone else's debts, obligations, etc)

8. to serve as a guarantee for

9. (Commerce) to secure or furnish security for: a small deposit will guarantee any dress.

10. (usually foll by: from or against) 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 warrant]

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guar•an•tee

(ˌgær ənˈti)

n., v. -teed, -tee•ing. n.

1. a promise, esp. one in writing, that something is of specified quality, content, benefit, etc., or will perform satisfactorily for a given length of time: a money-back guarantee on an appliance.

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.

v.t.

6. to secure, as by giving or taking security.

7. to make oneself answerable for (something) on behalf of someone.

8. to undertake to ensure for another, as rights or possessions.

9. to serve as a warrant or guaranty for.

10. to indemnify: to guarantee a person against loss.

11. to engage (to do something).

12. to promise (usu. fol. by a clause as object): I guarantee that I'll be there.

[1670–80; alter. of guaranty]

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guarantee

Past participle: guaranteed
Gerund: guaranteeing

Imperative

guarantee

guarantee

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	guarantee - a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications warranty, warrantee, warrant surety, security - a guarantee that an obligation will be met deposit - a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met stock warrant - a written certificate that gives the holder the right to purchase shares of a stock for a specified price within a specified period of time assurance, pledge - a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something; "an assurance of help when needed"; "signed a pledge never to reveal the secret"
	2.	guarantee - an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true; "there is no guarantee that they are not lying" safety net - a guarantee of professional or financial security full faith and credit - a guarantee to pay interest and principal on debt; usually issued by the United States Treasury assurance, pledge - a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something; "an assurance of help when needed"; "signed a pledge never to reveal the secret"
	3.	guarantee - a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults guaranty collateral - a security pledged for the repayment of a loan
Verb	1.	guarantee - give surety or assume responsibility; "I vouch for the quality of my products" vouch pledge, plight - promise solemnly and formally; "I pledge that I will honor my wife" bail - secure the release of (someone) by providing security assure, ensure, guarantee, insure, secure - make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!" stipulate - give a guarantee or promise of; "They stipulated to release all the prisoners" secure - assure payment of
	2.	guarantee - make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!" assure, ensure, insure, secure guarantee, vouch - give surety or assume responsibility; "I vouch for the quality of my products" doom - make certain of the failure or destruction of; "This decision will doom me to lose my position" make - assure the success of; "A good review by this critic will make your play!"
	3.	guarantee - promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the prisoners" undertake promise, assure - make a promise or commitment subvent, subvention, underwrite - guarantee financial support of; "The opera tour was subvented by a bank"
	4.	guarantee - stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information" warrant underwrite, insure, cover - protect by insurance; "The insurance won't cover this" endorse, indorse, certify - guarantee as meeting a certain standard; "certified grade AAA meat" back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support - be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"

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guarantee

verb

1. ensure, secure, assure, warrant, insure, make certain Surplus resources alone do not guarantee growth.

2. promise, pledge, undertake, swear We guarantee to refund your money if you are not delighted with your purchase.

noun

1. promise, word, pledge, undertaking, assurance, certainty, covenant, word of honour We can give no guarantee that their demands will be met.

2. warranty, contract, bond, guaranty The goods were still under guarantee.

3. security, earnest, collateral, surety He had to give a personal guarantee on the loan to his company.

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guarantee

noun

1. An assumption of responsibility, as one given by a manufacturer, for the quality, worth, or durability of a product:

guaranty, surety, warrant, warranty.

2. A declaration that one will or will not do a certain thing:

assurance, covenant, engagement, guaranty, pledge, plight, promise, solemn word, vow, warrant, word, word of honor.

verb

1. To give a promise of payment of:

secure.

2. To assume responsibility for the quality, worth, or durability of:

certify, guaranty, warrant.

3. To render certain:

assure, ensure, insure, secure, warrant.

Informal: cinch.

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Translations

يَضْمَنضَمانضمانَه، كفالَهيَكْفَل

zárukaručitručitelzajistitzaručit

garantigaranterelovesikkerhedforsikre

GarantiegarantierenGewährGewährleistungHaftung

εγγύησηεγγυώμαι

garantíagarantizar

tagamatagatis

taatatakuu

garantirgarantieassurercautioncautionner

jamčitijamstvo

garanciagarantálkezesszavatolbiztosít

ábyrgî, ábyrgîarsamningurábyrgjast, tryggjatryggingvera í ábyrgî

garanziagarantiregaranteavallocauzione

保証保証する

보증보증하다

duoti garantijągarantijalaiduoti

dot garantijugalvotgarantētgarantija

garanderengarantie

garanteregarantigi garanti forkausjonereborge

gwarancjazagwarantować

garantiagarantir

гарантийныйгарантироватьгарантияобеспечивать

mať zárukuzaručiť

jamčitijamstvo

garantigarantera

การรับประกันรับประกัน

garantigaranti etmekgaranti vermek/etmek

bảo đảmsự bảo đảm

担保保证保证书

guarantee

[ˌgærənˈtiː]

A. N

1. (gen) (Comm) → garantía f; (= surety) → caución f
it is under guarantee → está bajo garantía
there is no guarantee that → no hay seguridad de que + subjun
I give you my guarantee → se lo aseguro

2. (= guarantor) → fiador(a) m/f

B. VT (Comm) [+ goods] → garantizar (against contra) (= ensure) [+ service, delivery] → asegurar; (= make o.s. responsible for) [+ debt] → ser fiador de
guaranteed for three months → garantizado durante tres meses
I guarantee that → les garantizo que ...
I can't guarantee good weather → no respondo del tiempo
he can't guarantee that he'll come → no está seguro de poder venir

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guarantee

[ˌgærənˈtiː]

n

(COMMERCE) (= promise in writing) → garantie f
a five-year guarantee → une garantie de cinq ans

(= assurance) → garantie f
to want a guarantee of sth → vouloir qch en garantie
The refugees want a guarantee of safe passage → Les réfugiés veulent un laissez-passer en garantie.
a guarantee that ... → une garantie que ...
we can give no guarantee that ... → nous ne pouvons garantir que ...
it's no guarantee of success → ce n'est pas une garantie de succès

vt

(= promise) → garantir
to guarantee (that) ... → garantir que ...
I can't guarantee he'll come → Je ne peux pas garantir qu'il viendra.

[+ safety] → garantir

(= ensure) [+ success, happiness] → garantir
to guarantee that sth will happen → garantir que qch arrivera, assurer que qch arrivera

(COMMERCE) [+ product, service] → garantir
to guarantee to do sth → garantir de faire qch

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guarantee

n

(Comm) → Garantie f; (= guarantee slip) → Garantie (→ schein m) f; to have or carry a 6-month guarantee → 6 Monate Garantie haben; there is a year’s guarantee on this watch → auf der Uhr ist ein Jahr Garantie; while it is still under guarantee → solange noch Garantie darauf ist; to sell something with a money-back guarantee → volles Rückgaberecht beim Verkauf von etw garantieren

(= promise) → Garantie f → (of für); that’s no guarantee that … → das heißt noch lange nicht, dass …; it will be sent today, I give you my guarantee or you have my guarantee → es wird heute noch abgeschickt, das garantiere ich Ihnen

(Jur) = guaranty

vt

(Comm) → garantieren

(= promise, ensure) → garantieren (sb sth jdm etw); (= take responsibility for) → garantieren für; I can’t guarantee (that) he will be any good → ich kann nicht dafür garantieren, dass er gut ist; I guarantee to come tomorrow → ich komme garantiert morgen

(Jur) → garantieren, gewährleisten; loan, debt → bürgen für

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guarantee

[ˌgær/ənˈtiː]

1. n → garanzia; (guarantor) → garante m/f, mallevadore m
a year's guarantee (on appliances, watch) → un anno di garanzia
there's no guarantee that it won't happen again → nessuno ti garantisce che non accadrà di nuovo

2. vt (gen) → garantire
I can't guarantee that he did it → non posso garantire che lo abbia fatto
he can't guarantee (that) he'll come → non può garantire che verrà

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guarantee

(garənˈtiː) noun

1. a statement by the maker that something will work for a certain period of time. This guarantee is valid for one year. waarborg ضمانَه، كفالَه гаранция garantia záruka die Garantie garanti εγγύησηgarantía garantii ضمانت takuu garantieאחריות जमानत, प्रत्याभूति, गारण्टी jamstvo, garancija garancia jaminan ábyrgð, ábyrgðarsamningur garanzia 保証書 보증 garantija garantija jaminan garantiegarantigwarancja ضمانت، تضمين garantia garanţie гарантия záruka jamstvo garancija garanti ใบรับประกัน garanti 保證書 гарантія کسی سامان کی مضبوطی وغیرہ کا ذمہ لینا sự bảo đảm 保证书

2. a thing that makes something likely or certain. It is no guarantee against failure. waarborg ضَمان гарант garantia záruka die Garantie garanti; sikkerhed εγγύησηgarantía tagatis تضمین tae garantieהבטחה प्रतिभा jamstvo, garancija biztosíték jaminan trygging garanzia 保証 담보 garantija garantija jaminan garantie, waarborggaranti, sikkerhetgwarancja تضمين garantia garanţie гарантия záruka jamstvo garancija garanti หลักประกัน garanti 保證 гарантія; (за)порука کسی بات کو یقینی بنانے والی شے vật bảo đảm 保证

verb

1. to act as, or give, a guarantee. This watch is guaranteed for six months. waarborg يَكْفَل гарантирам garantir dát záruku, mít záruku Garantie leisten für garantere; være dækket af garanti εγγυώμαιgarantizar garantiid andma ضمانت کردن taata garantir לתת אחריות ‍िजम्मा लेना jamčiti, garantirati szavatol memberi jaminan vera í ábyrgð garantire 保証する 보증하다 duoti garantiją dot garantiju jamin verzekerengarantere, gi garanti for mieć/dawać gwarancję ضمانت کول garantir a garanta гарантировать mať záruku jamčiti biti pod garancijom ha garanti รับประกัน garanti vermek/etmek 保證 гарантувати ضمانت دینا bảo đảm 保证

2. to state that something is true, definite etc. I can't guarantee that what he told me is correct. waarborg يَضْمَن гарантирам garantir (za)ručit garantieren garantere; love; forsikre εγγυώμαιgarantizar tagama تضمین کردن vakuuttaa garantir לערוב वादा करना jamčiti, tvrditi sa sigurnošću biztosít menjamin ábyrgjast, tryggja garantire 請け合う 단언하다 garantuoti, laiduoti garantēt; galvot jamin garanderengarantere, borgegwarantować تضمين کول garantir a garanta ручаться (za)ruťiť jamčiti garantovati garantera ใบรับรอง garanti etmek 擔保 ручитися کسی چیز کی صداقت کرنا یا جھوٹ بتانا cam đoan 担保

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guarantee

→ ضَمان, يَضْمَن zaručit, záruka garantere, garanti Garantie, garantieren εγγύηση, εγγυώμαι garantía, garantizar taata, takuu garantie, garantir jamčiti, jamstvo garantire, garanzia 保証, 保証する 보증, 보증하다 garanderen, garantie garantere, garanti gwarancja, zagwarantować garantia, garantir гарантия, обеспечивать garantera, garanti การรับประกัน, รับประกัน garanti, garanti etmek bảo đảm, sự bảo đảm 担保

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guarantee

n. garantía;

vt. garantizar; acreditar.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

• It's still under warranty (US)
  It's still under guarantee (UK) → إِنّها لا تَزَالُ في فِتْرَةِ الضَمَانِ → Je to ještě v záruce → Garantien gælder stadig → Es ist noch unter Garantie → Καλύπτεται ακόμα από την εγγύηση → Sigue en garantía → Sen takuu on vielä voimassa → C'est toujours sous garantie → Još je pod garancijom → È ancora in garanzia → まだ保証期間内です → 보증 기간이 끝나지 않았어요 → Het valt nog onder de garantie → Garantien gjelder fremdeles → Jest wciąż na gwarancji → Ainda está na garantia → Гарантийное обслуживание еще в силе → Garantin gäller fortfarande → ยังอยู่ภายใต้ประกัน → Hala garantisi var → Nó vẫn còn trong thời hạn bảo hành → 还在保修期内呢

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