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guarantee
- /ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/ UK
- /ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/ US
- /ˌɡɛɹ.ənˈtiː/
Rhymes with -iː
Where it comes from
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.
noun guarantees
- Anything that assures a certain outcome. Can you give me a guarantee that he will be fit for the match?
- A legal assurance of something, e.g. a security for the fulfillment of an obligation.
- A written declaration that a certain product will be fit for a purpose and work correctly; a warranty. The cooker comes with a five-year guarantee.
- The person to whom a guarantee is made.
- A person who gives such a guarantee; a guarantor. But God who is the great Guarantee for the Peace , Order , and good behaviour of Mankind
Similar: warranty
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ensure, warrant, vouch, assure, warranty, guaranty, undertake, insure, secure, assured, guarantor, pledge, warranted, promise, swear, grant
noun
Similar: warranty
Translations
Every language
noun anything that assures a certain outcome
| Español | garantía, caución |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 보증 bojeung |
| 日本語 | 保証 hoshō |
| 中文 | 保證 /保证 bǎozhèng |
| हिन्दी | प्रतिभूति pratibhūti |
| Português | garantia |
| Français | garantie |
| Deutsch | Garantie |
| Italiano | garanzia |
| Română | garanție |
| Русский | гара́нтия garántija, пору́ка porúka, поручи́тельство poručítelʹstvo |
| Tiếng Việt | sự bảo đảm |
| العربية | ضَمَان ḍamān, ضَمَانَة ḍamāna, كَفَالَة kafāla |
| עברית | עַרְבוּת arvút |
noun written declaration
| Español | garantía |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | प्रतिभूति pratibhūti |
| Português | garantia |
| Deutsch | Garantie |
| Italiano | garanzia |
noun person who gives such a guarantee
| Español | garante |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 保證人 /保证人 bǎozhèngrén |
| हिन्दी | प्रतिभू pratibhū |
| Português | garantidor |
| Français | garant |
| Deutsch | Garant |
| Italiano | garante |
| Română | garant, chezaș |
| Русский | гара́нт garánt, поручи́тель poručítelʹ, поручи́тельница poručítelʹnica |
verb to give an assurance that something will be done right
| Español | garantizar, garantir, avalar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 保證 /保证 bǎozhèng |
| Português | garantir |
| Français | garantir |
| Deutsch | garantieren, versichern |
| Italiano | garantire, assicurare |
| Română | garanta |
| Русский | гаранти́ровать garantírovatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | bảo lãnh |
| العربية | ضَمِنَ ḍamina |
verb to assume responsibility for a debt
| Español | garantizar, garantir, avalar |
|---|---|
| Português | fiar |
| Français | se porter garant |
| Italiano | garantire |
| Русский | гаранти́ровать garantírovatʹ |
verb to make something certain
| Español | garantizar, garantir |
|---|---|
| Português | garantir |
| Deutsch | garantieren |
| Русский | гаранти́ровать garantírovatʹ |
Talk about this word "guarantee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/guarantee. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. guarantee. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/guarantee "guarantee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/guarantee.Cite this
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title = {guarantee},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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