guarantee
nounEtymology
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.
Definitions
Anything that assures a certain outcome.
- Can you give me a guarantee that he will be fit for the match?
A legal assurance of something, e.g. a security for the fulfillment of an obligation.
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.
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The person to whom a guarantee is made.
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
To give an assurance that something will be done right.
To assume or take responsibility for a debt or other obligation.
To make something certain.
- The long sunny days guarantee a good crop.
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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.
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.
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