guaranteenoun
uk/ˌɡær.ənˈtiː/us/ˌɡer.ənˈtiː/B2 [ C or U ] a promise that something will be done or will happen, especially a written promise by a company to repair or change a product that develops a fault within a particular period of time:
[ C ] a formal agreement to take responsibility for something, such as the payment of someone else's debt
[ C ] something valuable that you give to someone temporarily while you do what you promised to do for them, and that they will keep if you fail to do it
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- Your new TV comes with a two year guarantee as standard.
- Our cars carry a twelve-month guarantee.
- Can you give me a cast-iron guarantee that the work will be completed on time?
- I can't give you any guarantees.
- The washing machine broke down just after the guarantee ran out.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Making & breaking promises & commitments
- betray
- broken
- commit
- cross my heart (and hope to die) idiom
- deliver
- fink
- fink out
- go back on sth
- New Year's resolution
- promise
- promise sb the earth/moon idiom
- promises, promises! idiom
- redeem
- resolution
- swear
- sworn
- vouch
- warrant
- warranty
- welsh
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guaranteeverb [ T ]
uk/ˌɡær.ənˈtiː/us/ˌɡer.ənˈtiː/guarantee verb [ T ] (PROMISE)
If a product is guaranteed, the company that made it promises to repair or change it if a fault develops within a particular period of time:
B2 to promise that something will happen or exist:
If you guarantee someone's debt, you formally promise to accept the responsibility for that debt if the person fails to pay it.
More examples
- Journalists may enter the danger zone but unfortunately we cannot guarantee their safety.
- The electricity company guarantees connection within 24 hours.
- The management guaranteed that outsourcing wouldn't mean job losses.
- The police have reassured witnesses who may be afraid to come forward that they will be guaranteed anonymity.
- I can guarantee that you will enjoy the film.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Making & breaking promises & commitments
- betray
- broken
- commit
- cross my heart (and hope to die) idiom
- deliver
- fink
- fink out
- go back on sth
- New Year's resolution
- promise
- promise sb the earth/moon idiom
- promises, promises! idiom
- redeem
- resolution
- swear
- sworn
- vouch
- warrant
- warranty
- welsh
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guarantee verb [ T ] (MAKE CERTAIN)
If something guarantees something else, it makes certain that it will happen:
If something is guaranteed to happen or have a particular result, it is certain that it will happen or have that result:
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Certainty
- (as) clear as day idiom
- (as) sure as eggs is eggs idiom
- and that's flat! idiom
- assured
- assuredly
- bet
- consider it done idiom
- cut and dried
- decided
- decidedly
- definite
- dispute
- doubt
- mistake
- natch
- pronounced
- proof positive
- seal
- set/put the seal on sth idiom
- shadow
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