guarantee

noun
/ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/UK/ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/US/ˌɡɛɹ.ənˈtiː/

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.

  1. derived from *warjand
  2. derived from garante
  3. derived from guarantie

Definitions

  1. Anything that assures a certain outcome.

    • Can you give me a guarantee that he will be fit for the match?
  2. A legal assurance of something, e.g. a security for the fulfillment of an obligation.

  3. A written declaration that a certain product will be fit for a purpose and work correctly

    A written declaration that a certain product will be fit for a purpose and work correctly; a warranty.

    • The cooker comes with a five-year guarantee.
  4. + 5 more definitions
    1. The person to whom a guarantee is made.

    2. A person who gives such a guarantee

      A person who gives such a guarantee; a guarantor.

      • But God who is the great Guarantee for the Peace , Order , and good behaviour of Mankind
    3. To give an assurance that something will be done right.

    4. To assume or take responsibility for a debt or other obligation.

    5. To make something certain.

      • The long sunny days guarantee a good crop.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at guarantee. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at guarantee. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at guarantee

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA