guarantee
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3.5
- noun
- /ˌɡɛrənˈti/
- Formal
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aval
- Of course, there's no guarantee that Disney or any other company will earn money.
- loan guarantee
- credit guarantee
- financial guarantee
If they lose money on their guarantee, who pays for it?
- If they lose money on their guarantee, who pays for it?
Examples
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You can also get public guarantees or insurance.
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If they lose money on their guarantee, who pays for it?
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'Cause there is no guarantee of success on this one.
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Although individual members said they would fight for the loan guarantees, they never forced a vote on the issue.
Academic text (1994) -
We'll work out the guarantees with Larry Gold, and your company can produce it.
Fiction book (1991) -
The price is right in line with the G.I. Bill guarantee.
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Didn't you make a personal guarantee?
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The distribution of power was regarded as a guarantee against the repetition of the then-recent German past.
Academic text (1999) -
Saudi Arabia is dependent on U.S. security guarantees and would be loath to alienate the United States.
Academic text (2012) -
The warranty includes a guarantee that the product will function properly for two years.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A statement by someone saying they will or will not do something
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
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3.0
A written promise that a product will be fixed or replaced within a set time
8
2.3
A promise from a seller to give back the full price if you are not satisfied
4
8.2
A written promise to pay someone else's debt if they cannot
4
4.2
A written promise that a product will be fixed or replaced if it breaks
1
8.9
Property or money given to the lender so the loan will be repaid
1
7.7
A promise by another company to pay the client if a contract is not fulfilled
Antonyms
Compounds
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2.3
A promise from a seller to give back the full price if you are not satisfied
How Binding
Surface Forms
Etymology
Guarantee comes from the old word garant meaning 'protector' or 'one who promises'. That's why a guarantee can be a person or a document that promises to pay or take responsibility if the original borrower fails.