Verb: guarantee (guaranteed,guaranteeing) ,gehr-un'tee or ,ga-run'tee [N. Amer], ,ga-run'tee [Brit]
- Give surety or assume responsibility
"The company guaranteed the quality of their products";
- vouch
- Make certain in the future
"Preparation will guarantee success!";
- ensure, insure, assure, secure
- Promise to do or accomplish
"guarantee to free the prisoners";
- undertake
- Stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of
"The dealer guarantees all the cars he sells";
- warrant
- An unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true
"there is no guarantee that they are not lying"
- A written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
"The car came with a five-year guarantee";
- warrant, warranty
- A collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults
"The parent company provided a guarantee for its subsidiary's loan";
- guaranty
Derived forms: guarantees, guaranteeing, guaranteed
Type of: assurance, assure, back, collateral, endorse, indorse [rare], pledge, plight [archaic], plump for, promise, support, verify
Encyclopedia: Guarantee