guarantee

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To promise that something will happen or be done.

   I can't guarantee that we'll arrive on time.

2. 2
   noun

   A firm promise that something will happen or is true.

   There is no guarantee that the weather will be good.

3. 3
   noun

   A written promise that a product will work or be repaired for free for a set time.

   The laptop comes with a two-year guarantee.

4. 4
   verb

   To make something certain to happen.

   Hard work does not always guarantee success.

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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