guarantee
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2.7
- noun
- /ˌɡɛrən'ti/
- Formal
- I need your guarantee that you won't cause any trouble.
- offer a guarantee
- provide a guarantee
- give a guarantee
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Watch on YouTubeAnd so if we all know that that's the only guarantee, well, what happens next?
- And so if we all know that that's the only guarantee, well, what happens next?
- That's the Conan guarantee with the lip gloss.
- There's no guarantee that it will continue, though.
- Genuine realists know there are no guarantees in life.
- And as I, you know, found out with my children, it's not a guarantee, right?
- And closure is definitely not a guarantee of justice.
- But, you know, there's no guarantee that that will happen.
Examples
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This contract includes a guarantee that the product will last for at least five years.
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We make absolutely no promise or guarantee that what we have is meat.
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We need a guarantee of safe passage for the president.
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Your guarantee of satisfaction and delivery.
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We also found that charging a license fee for a product was not a guarantee of financial sustainability.
Academic text (2012) -
Genuine realists know there are no guarantees in life.
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Ross mentioned that the Syrians were ready to offer verbal guarantees on the subject.
Academic text (2008) -
I want a guarantee.
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Before signing, ensure there is a written guarantee for the services provided.
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The company offered a full guarantee that their software would function as advertised.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To say you will do something for sure
784
3.6
A promise that someone will do something
178
3.2
A promise to do something that creates a legal or financial duty
103
3.4
A firm promise to do or not do something
71
3.0
A written promise that a product will be fixed or replaced within a set time
8
4.0
A serious promise to tell the truth or keep a secret
4
4.2
A written promise that a product will be fixed or replaced if it breaks
4
8.2
A written promise to pay someone else's debt if they cannot
Compounds
8
2.3
A promise from a seller to give back the full price if you are not satisfied
How Certain
Surface Forms
Etymology
Guarantee comes from an old French word garant meaning 'protector' or 'one who promises'. So a guarantee is like a written warranty — a promise that a product will work or meet certain standards.