guarantee

Meanings

• noun

  A promise or pledge to pay a specified amount of money or to fulfill a particular obligation, typically one taken out with an insurance company.

  - "He took out a guarantee on his car."
  - "The company gave a guarantee on the product's quality."

• verb

  To assure the truth or validity of (an statement, promise, or claim) by providing evidence or taking responsibility for it.

  - "The witness guaranteed the truth of his statement."
  - "The bank guaranteed the loan."

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Synonyms

assure , warrant

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with guarantee
ensure , endorse , guaranty , insure

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Variants

List of all variants of guarantee that leads to same result
guarantee , guarantees , guaranteed , guaranteeing , money-back guarantee

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Etymology

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From Old French 'garantee', from 'garent' meaning 'to protect'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'guarantee' is derived from the Old French word 'garantee', which means 'to protect'.

2. The term 'guarantee' is often used interchangeably with 'warranty', but they have slightly different meanings: a guarantee is a promise to pay, while a warranty is a promise about the quality or performance of a product or service.

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Related Concepts

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1. insurance: A contract, represented by a policy, in which an individual or entity receives financial protection or reimbursement against losses from an insurance company.

2. warranty: A promise from a manufacturer or seller that the product or service will be free from defects or will perform as expected for a specified period of time.

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Quotes

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1. Collecting can be a sort of love-sickness. If you begin collecting living things, … even if you manage to find them and then possess them, there is no "guarantee" they won't die or change.

   - Susan Orlean,{it}New Yorker{/it},23 Jan. 1995

2. It might be no bad thing if the Constitution's "guarantee" of "equal protection of the laws" was interpreted to outlaw the vagaries of voting …

   - Michael Kinsley,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},5 Nov. 2006

3. And as key pieces of the infrastructure are knocked out, there is no "guarantee" that they will be repaired or rebuilt, at least not as they were before.

   - Naomi Klein,{it}Harper's{/it},October 2007

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Culture

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In literature, the concept of a guarantee appears in various forms, from promises made between characters to the metaphorical guarantees of love and trust. In art, there are numerous paintings and sculptures depicting the concept of a guarantee, often symbolizing security and protection.

How to Memorize "guarantee"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a safety net or a shield to represent the concept of a guarantee.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'guarantee' with words like 'promise', 'pledge', 'security', and 'insurance'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic phrase, such as 'Guarantees are Promises Assured' or 'Guarantees Guarantee Protection'.

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