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- [gar-uh n-tee]
- /ˌgær ənˈti/
- /ˌɡærənˈtiː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gar-uh n-tee]
- /ˌgær ənˈti/
Definitions of guarantee word
- noun guarantee a promise or assurance, especially one in writing, that something is of specified quality, content, benefit, etc., or that it will perform satisfactorily for a given length of time: a money-back guarantee. 1
- noun guarantee an assurance that another’s obligation will be fulfilled, or something presented as such security; guaranty (defs 1, 2). 1
- noun guarantee something that assures a particular outcome or condition: Wealth is no guarantee of happiness. 1
- noun guarantee a person who gives a guarantee or guaranty; guarantor. 1
- noun guarantee a person to whom a guarantee is made. 1
- verb with object guarantee to secure, as by giving or taking security: A credit card guarantees your reservation at the hotel. 1
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Origin of guarantee
First appearance:
before 1670 One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1670-80; alteration of guaranty
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Guarantee
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
guarantee popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
guarantee usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for guarantee
noun guarantee
- warranty — an act or an instance of warranting; assurance; authorization; warrant.
- collateral — Collateral is money or property which is used as a guarantee that someone will repay a loan.
- certificate — A certificate is an official document stating that particular facts are true.
- agreement — An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
- contract — A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
verb guarantee
- insure — to guarantee against loss or harm.
- protect — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- secure — free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- prove — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
Antonyms for guarantee
noun guarantee
- uncertainty — the state of being uncertain; doubt; hesitancy: His uncertainty gave impetus to his inquiry.
- disagreement — the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.
- breach — If you breach an agreement, a law, or a promise, you break it.
- break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
verb guarantee
- harm — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
- injure — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- contradict — If you contradict someone, you say that what they have just said is wrong, or suggest that it is wrong by saying something different.
- invalidate — to render invalid; discredit.
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