guarantee

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Noun

1. Anything that assures a certain outcome.
2. A legal assurance of something, e.g. a security for the fulfillment of an obligation.
3. More specifically, a written declaration that a certain product will be fit for a purpose and work correctly; a warranty
4. The person to whom a guarantee is made.
5. (colloquial) A person who gives such a guarantee; a guarantor.

Verb

1. To give an assurance that something will be done right.
2. To assume or take responsibility for a debt or other obligation.
3. To make something certain.

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˌɡæɹənˈtiː/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

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.