guarantee

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. (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.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɡæɹənˈtiː/

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.

Synonyms

security

warrant

warranty

pledge

assure

ensure

guaranty

secure

insure

assurance

bail

promise

surety

undertake

vouch

safeguard

vow

certify

guarantor

bond

insurance

avouch

underwrite

deposit

oath

swearer

collateral

voucher

sponsor

reassure

bailsman

bondsman

be responsible for

warranter

warrantee

certificate

certainly

sponsion

endorse

protect

pawn

cover

make sure

indemnity

gage

answer for

plight

commitment

cocksureness

circumstantiate

Translations

garanzia

garantir

garantie

garantía

Garantie

garantire

garantieren

gwarancja

garantir

assurer

garantizar

garanderen

garantie

garantia

garantir