# guarantee

Pronunciation: say "ga-ruhn-TEE" /ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/

## Noun

1. Something that assures a particular outcome will come about.
   - Simple: Something that makes sure a certain result will happen.
   - _A high salary is no guarantee of happiness._
   - _Years of training gave the team some guarantee of victory._
4. A written declaration that a product will be fit for its purpose and work correctly.
   - Simple: A written promise that a product will work well and do its job.
   - _The manufacturer's guarantee covers parts and labor for three years._
   - _She returned the faulty kettle under guarantee._
5. An assurance with legal force, for example security given to ensure that an obligation will be carried out.
   - Simple: A legal promise that makes sure a duty, such as paying back money, is met.
   - _The contract required a personal guarantee from each partner._
   - _Lenders often demand a guarantee before approving large loans._
7. The party who receives a guarantee, as distinct from the guarantor who gives it.
   - Simple: The person who is promised that something will be done for them.
   - _Named as the guarantee, the creditor kept the right to demand performance._
   - _If the borrower defaulted, the guarantee could pursue the guarantor for payment._
8. Someone who gives a legal guarantee, undertaking to answer for another person's debt or obligation. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A person who promises to pay if someone else cannot.
   - _She served as the guarantee for her son's first car loan._
   - _The landlord asked for a guarantee with a steady income who could cover the rent._

## Verb

2. To make something certain or sure to occur.
   - Simple: To make something sure to happen.
   - _Careful planning guarantees a smoother trip._
   - _I can't guarantee we'll arrive on time._
3. To promise, with assurance, that something will be done properly.
   - Simple: To promise that something will be done correctly.
   - _The contractor guarantees every installation against defects._
   - _They guarantee their repairs for a full year._
6. To take on responsibility for another's debt or obligation.
   - Simple: To agree to pay someone's debt if they do not.
   - _The parent company guaranteed the subsidiary's debts._
   - _Few investors are willing to guarantee such risky obligations._

## Origin

This word comes from Old French guarantie (perhaps by way of a later Spanish garante), from the verb guarantir meaning 'to protect, assure, vouch for', and ultimately from an Old Frankish root meaning 'a warrant'. It is a doublet of 'guaranty' and 'warranty'.

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