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Meaning of guarantee | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː

Definitions

  1. Anything that assures a certain outcome.
  2. Anything that assures a certain outcome
  3. A legal assurance of something, e.g. a security for the fulfillment of an obligation.
  4. Something that assures a particular outcome or condition: Lack of interest is a guarantee of failure.
  5. A legal assurance of something, e.g. a security for the fulfillment of an obligation
  6. A written declaration that a certain product will be fit for a purpose and work correctly; a warranty.
    specifically
  7. A promise or assurance, especially one given in writing, that attests to the quality or durability of a product or service.
  8. A written declaration that a certain product will be fit for a purpose and work correctly; a warranty
  9. The person to whom a guarantee is made.
  10. A guarantor.
  11. The person to whom a guarantee is made
  12. A person who gives such a guarantee; a guarantor.
    colloquial
  13. A guaranty.
  14. A person who gives such a guarantee; a guarantor
  15. To assume responsibility for the debt, default, or miscarriage of.
  16. To assume responsibility for the quality or performance of: guarantee a product.
  17. To undertake to do, accomplish, or ensure (something) for another: guaranteed to free the captives; guarantees freedom of speech.
  18. To make certain: The rain guarantees a good crop this year.
  19. To guaranty.
  20. To furnish security for.

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca zəmanət
Български гарант гаранция
Català garantia garantir
Esperanto garantii garantio
Eesti tagama
Euskara berme bermetu
עברית ערבות
Bahasa Indonesia garansi penjamin
Íslenska ábyrgð
Italiano assicurare garante garantire garanzia
日本語 保証
Қазақша кепілдік
한국어 보증
Kurdî fiar garantî kefîl temînat
Кыргызча кепилдик
ລາວ ຮັບຮອງ
Lietuvių garantija
Македонски гаранција
Bahasa Melayu jamin jaminan
Nederlands garanderen garantie
Português fiar garantia garantidor garantir
Română chezaș garant garanță garanție
Svenska garantera garanti
Türkçe garanti güvence kefil teminat
اردو ضمانت
Tiếng Việt bảo lãnh

Examples

“Can you give me a guarantee that he will be fit for the match?”
“After his actions were challenged by foreign governments and Parliament initially tried to put a stop to his action, Denman returned home and argued his case with enough force that, by 1848, the Royal Navy was handed active permission and encouragement to raze every last slave factory they could find to the ground, and full authority to stop any ship, of any flag, that was thought to be a slaver, with a guarantee with^([sic]) no censure from the government.”
“The cooker comes with a five-year guarantee.”
“But God who is the great Guarantee for the Peace , Order , and good behaviour of Mankind”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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