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Meaning of 'guarantee' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Guarantee [ n.]
- In law and common usage: A promise to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some duty, in case of the failure of another person, who is, in the first instance, liable to such payment or performance; an engagement which secures or insures another against a contingency; a warranty; a security. Same as Guaranty.
- One who binds himself to see an undertaking of another performed; a guarantor.
- The person to whom a guaranty is made; -- the correlative of guarantor.
- In law and common usage: to undertake or engage for the payment of (a debt) or the performance of (a duty) by another person; to undertake to secure (a possession, right, claim, etc.) to another against a specified contingency, or at all avents; to give a guarantee concerning; to engage, assure, or secure as a thing that may be depended on; to warrant; as, to guarantee the execution of a treaty.

Meaning of 'guarantee' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . guarantee [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true
Example in sentence:
  • there is no guarantee that they are not lying
2 . guarantee [ v]
Meaning (2):
- promise to do or accomplish
Example in sentence:
  • guarantee to free the prisoners
Meaning (3):
- give surety or assume responsibility
Example in sentence:
  • I vouch for the quality of my products
Meaning (4):
- stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of
Example in sentence:
  • I warrant this information;
  • The dealer warrants all the cars he sells
Meaning (5):
- make certain of
Example in sentence:
  • Preparation will guarantee success!;
  • This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us

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