warranty

war·ran·ty  (wôrn-t, wr-)

n. pl. war·ran·ties

1. Official authorization, sanction, or warrant.

2. Justification or valid grounds for an act or a course of action.

3. Law

a. An assurance by the seller of property that the goods or property are as represented or will be as promised.

b. The insured's guarantee that the facts are as stated in reference to an insurance risk or that specified conditions will be fulfilled to keep the contract effective.

c. A covenant by which the seller of land binds himself or herself and his or her heirs to defend the security of the estate conveyed.

d. A judicial writ; a warrant.

4. A guarantee given to the purchaser by a company stating that a product is reliable and free from known defects and that the seller will, without charge, repair or replace defective parts within a given time limit and under certain conditions.

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[Middle English warantie, from Old North French, from feminine past participle of warantir, to guarantee, from warant, warrant; see wer-⁴ in Indo-European roots.]

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warranty

Noun

pl -ties a guarantee or assurance that goods meet a specified standard or that the facts in a legal document are as stated [Anglo-French warantie]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

warranty - a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications guarantee, 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"

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warranty

noun guarantee, promise, contract, bond, pledge, certificate, assurance, covenant

Translations

warranty [ˈwɔrəntɪ] n → garantía;

under warranty (COMM) → bajo garantía

warranty [ˈwɔrəntɪ] n → garantie f;

under warranty (Comm) → sous garantie

warranty [ˈwɔrəntɪ] warrant n → Garantie f;

under warranty warrant (Comm) → unter Garantie

warranty [ˈwɔrəntɪ] n → garanzia;

under warranty (COMM) → in garanzia