guaranty

Meaning

Noun

1. An undertaking to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some contract or duty, of another, in case of the failure of such other to pay or perform; a warranty; a security.
2. Something serving as a security for such an undertaking.
3. An assurance or guarantee.

Verb

Alternative form of guarantee.

Synonyms

guarantee

warranty

security

bail

warrant

surety

promise

recognizance

ensure

bond

assurance

guarantor

hallmark

insurance

pawn

pledge

safeguard

sponsion

sponsor

sponsorship

voucher

warrantee

warranter

recognisance

sureship

assure

bailer

bailsman

bondsman

borrow

certification

collateral

confirm

deposit

gage

Translations

garanzia

garantie

garantía

malleveria

avallo

avallare

Garantie

mallevadore

garantie

garante

fideiussone

garantire

waarborg

garanti

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡæɹənti/

Etymology

Cognate with Middle Low German: warent

Cognate with German: gewähren

In summary

From Old French guarantie, from Old French guarantie (“protection, defense”), from Old French garantir, guarantir (“to warrant, vouch for something”), from Old French garant, guarant, warant (“a warrant; warranter, supporter, defender, protector”), from Frankish *warand, *warjand (“a warrant”), from Frankish *warjan (“to fend for, designate something as true, vouch for”), from Proto-Germanic *warjaną (“to defend, protect”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to close, cover, protect, save, defend”). Cognate with Middle Low German warent, warend (“a warrant”), German gewähren (“to grant”). More at warrant. Doublet of guarantee and warranty.