guarantee

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
  2. noun an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true
  3. noun a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults

Etymology

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

warrant, warrantee, warranty

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