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guarantee

Pronunciation: /ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/

The English word “guarantee” has 8 meanings listed here.

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. 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. 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.

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.

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