warranty

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US /ˈwɔɹ.ən.ti/ UK /ˈwɒ.ɹən.ti/ See IPA manual

Freq #21756

Meanings

1

noun
A written promise from a seller to repair or replace a product for free if it breaks within a set time.

My phone is still under warranty, so the repair was free.
2

noun
A guarantee that something will be done or will meet certain standards.

The contract gave a warranty that the work would be finished on time.
3

verb
To guarantee something.

The manufacturer warranties every part for two years.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a written promise from a... warrant

Word family

Forms warranties

Simplified etymology

Warranty entered Middle English from Norman French and has the same ultimate source as warrant and guarantee. Its initial w is characteristic of the Norman form corresponding to French garantie.

Etymology

From Middle English warantye, warantie, from Anglo-Norman warrantie, an Old Northern French variant of Old French guarantie (Modern French garantie). Doublet of guarantee and guaranty. More at warrant.

warantye Middle English warrantie xno guarantie Old French

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# warranty

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈwɔɹ.ən.ti/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈwɒ.ɹən.ti/
**Frequency rank:** 21756

## Meanings
1. A written promise from a seller to repair or replace a product for free if it breaks within a set time.
2. A guarantee that something will be done or will meet certain standards.
3. To guarantee something.

## Examples
- My phone is still under warranty, so the repair was free.
- The contract gave a warranty that the work would be finished on time.
- The manufacturer warranties every part for two years.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: warantye
- Root: warrantie
- Root: guarantie

## Etymology
From Middle English warantye, warantie, from Anglo-Norman warrantie, an Old Northern French variant of Old French guarantie (Modern French garantie). Doublet of guarantee and guaranty. More at warrant.

## AI Etymology
Warranty is from Middle English warantye, warantie, from Anglo-Norman warrantie, an Old Northern French variant of Old French guarantie (Modern French garantie). Doublet of guarantee and guaranty. More at warrant. Important historical forms include Middle English warantye, Anglo-Norman warrantie, and Old French guarantie. In present-day use, it can mean a written promise from a seller to repair or replace a product for free if it breaks within a set time, or a guarantee that something will be done or will meet certain standards.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas

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