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guarantee.

Anything that assures a certain outcome.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/Received-Pronunciation/ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/General-American/ˌɡɛɹ.ənˈtiː/
  1. Anything that assures a certain outcome.

    Can you give me a guarantee that he will be fit for the match?
  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.

    specifically
    The cooker comes with a five-year guarantee.
  4. The person to whom a guarantee is made.

  5. A person who gives such a guarantee; a guarantor.

    colloquial
Where this word 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.

verb/ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/Received-Pronunciation/ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/General-American/ˌɡɛɹ.ənˈtiː/
  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.

    The long sunny days guarantee a good crop.
Where this word 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.

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