Meanings
nounguarantee (plural guarantees)
plural guarantees
- Anything that assures a certain outcome.
Can you give me a guarantee that he will be fit for the match?
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After his actions were challenged by foreign governments and Parliament initially tried to put a stop to his action, Denman returned home and argued his case with enough force that, by 1848, the Royal Navy was handed active permission and encouragement to raze every last slave factory they could find to the ground, and full authority to stop any ship, of any flag, that was thought to be a slaver, with a guarantee with^([sic]) no censure from the government.
2018 December 1, Drachinifel, 9:45 from the start, in Anti-Slavery Patrols - The West Africa Squadron, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2024 - A legal assurance of something, e.g. a security for the fulfillment of an obligation.
- The person to whom a guarantee is made.
- colloquialA person who gives such a guarantee; a guarantor.
But God who is the great Guarantee for the Peace , Order , and good behaviour of Mankind
1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London
verbguarantee (third-person singular simple present guarantees, present participle guaranteeing, simple past and past participle guaranteed)
present singular third person guarantees · participle present guaranteeing · participle past guaranteed · past guaranteed
- 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
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nouna written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
nouna collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults
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verbstand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of
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Origin
- Frankish*warjand
- Spanishgarante
- Old Frenchguarantie
- Englishguarantee
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.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic ضَمَان, ضَمَانَة
- ضَمَان (ḍamān)anything that assures a certain outcome
- ضَمَانَة (ḍamāna)anything that assures a certain outcome
- كَفَالَة (kafāla)anything that assures a certain outcome
- ضَمِنَ (ḍamina)to give an assurance that something will be done right
Basque berme, bermetu
- bermeanything that assures a certain outcome
- bermetuto give an assurance that something will be done right
Bengali জামিন, জামানত
- জামিন (jamin)anything that assures a certain outcome
- জামানত (jamanot)anything that assures a certain outcome
Bulgarian гара́нция, поръчи́телство
- гара́нция (garáncija)anything that assures a certain outcome
- поръчи́телство (porăčítelstvo)anything that assures a certain outcome
- гара́нция (garáncija)written declaration
- гара́нт (garánt)person who gives such a guarantee
- поръчи́тел (porăčítel)person who gives such a guarantee
- гарантирам (garantiram)to give an assurance that something will be done right
- поръчителствам (porăčitelstvam)to assume responsibility for a debt
- обезпечавам (obezpečavam)to make something certain
Catalan garantia, garantir
- garantiaanything that assures a certain outcome
- garantirto give an assurance that something will be done right
Chinese Cantonese 保證 /保证
- 保證 /保证anything that assures a certain outcome
Chinese Mandarin 保證 /保证, 保證人 /保证人
- 保證 /保证 (bǎozhèng)anything that assures a certain outcome
- 保證人 /保证人 (bǎozhèngrén)person who gives such a guarantee
- 保證 /保证 (bǎozhèng)to give an assurance that something will be done right
Czech záruka, garance
- zárukaanything that assures a certain outcome
- garanceanything that assures a certain outcome
- zárukawritten declaration
- ručitelperson who gives such a guarantee
- ručitto give an assurance that something will be done right
- garantovatto give an assurance that something will be done right
- ručitto assume responsibility for a debt
- zajistitto make something certain
- garantovatto make something certain
Danish garanti, garanti
- garantianything that assures a certain outcome
- garantiwritten declaration
- garantperson who gives such a guarantee
- garantereto give an assurance that something will be done right
- garantereto assume responsibility for a debt
- kautionereto assume responsibility for a debt
- garantereto make something certain
- sikreto make something certain
Dutch garantie, garantie
- garantieanything that assures a certain outcome
- garantiewritten declaration
- garanderento give an assurance that something will be done right
Esperanto garantio, garantii
- garantioanything that assures a certain outcome
- garantiito give an assurance that something will be done right
Estonian garantii, tagatis
- garantiianything that assures a certain outcome
- tagatisanything that assures a certain outcome
- tagamato give an assurance that something will be done right
Finnish takuu, lupaus
- takuuanything that assures a certain outcome
- lupausanything that assures a certain outcome
- takuuwritten declaration
- takuunantajaperson who gives such a guarantee
- takaajaperson who gives such a guarantee
- taatato give an assurance that something will be done right
- luvatato give an assurance that something will be done right
- taatato assume responsibility for a debt
- taatato make something certain
- varmistaato make something certain
French garantie, garant
- garantieanything that assures a certain outcome
- garantperson who gives such a guarantee
- garantirto give an assurance that something will be done right
- se porter garantto assume responsibility for a debt
German Garantie, Garantie
- Garantieanything that assures a certain outcome
- Garantiewritten declaration
- Garantperson who gives such a guarantee
- garantierento give an assurance that something will be done right
- versichernto give an assurance that something will be done right
- garantierento make something certain
Hebrew עַרְבוּת
- עַרְבוּת (arvút)anything that assures a certain outcome
Hindi प्रतिभूति, प्रतिभूति
- प्रतिभूति (pratibhūti)anything that assures a certain outcome
- प्रतिभूति (pratibhūti)written declaration
- प्रतिभू (pratibhū)person who gives such a guarantee
Hungarian garancia, garancia
- garanciaanything that assures a certain outcome
- garanciawritten declaration
- biztosítékwritten declaration
- kezesperson who gives such a guarantee
- garantálto give an assurance that something will be done right
- biztosítto give an assurance that something will be done right
- kezeskedikto assume responsibility for a debt
Icelandic ábyrgð
- ábyrgðanything that assures a certain outcome
Indonesian garansi, garansi
- garansianything that assures a certain outcome
- garansiwritten declaration
- penjaminperson who gives such a guarantee
Irish dearbhú, ráthaíocht
- dearbhúanything that assures a certain outcome
- ráthaíochtwritten declaration
- slánaíochtwritten declaration
- urrawritten declaration
- urraperson who gives such a guarantee
- deimhnighto give an assurance that something will be done right
- dearbhaighto give an assurance that something will be done right
- cinntighto give an assurance that something will be done right
- ráthaighto assume responsibility for a debt
Italian garanzia, garanzia
- garanziaanything that assures a certain outcome
- garanziawritten declaration
- garanteperson who gives such a guarantee
- garantireto give an assurance that something will be done right
- assicurareto give an assurance that something will be done right
- garantireto assume responsibility for a debt
Japanese 保証
- 保証 (hoshō)anything that assures a certain outcome
Korean 보증
- 보증 (bojeung)anything that assures a certain outcome
Latin polliceor, satisdō
- polliceorto give an assurance that something will be done right
- satisdōto assume responsibility for a debt
Latvian garantija
- garantijaanything that assures a certain outcome
Lithuanian garantija
- garantijaanything that assures a certain outcome
Malay jaminan, jamin
- jaminananything that assures a certain outcome
- jaminto give an assurance that something will be done right
Norwegian garantist, garantere
- garantistperson who gives such a guarantee
- garantereto give an assurance that something will be done right
- kausjonereto assume responsibility for a debt
Norwegian Bokmål garanti, garanti
- garantianything that assures a certain outcome
- garantiwritten declaration
Polish gwarancja, gwarancja
- gwarancjaanything that assures a certain outcome
- gwarancjawritten declaration
- gwarantperson who gives such a guarantee
- poręczycielperson who gives such a guarantee
- gwarantkaperson who gives such a guarantee
- gwarantowaćto give an assurance that something will be done right
- zagwarantowaćto give an assurance that something will be done right
- zapewniaćto give an assurance that something will be done right
- zapewnićto give an assurance that something will be done right
- zaręczaćto give an assurance that something will be done right
- zaręczyćto give an assurance that something will be done right
- gwarantowaćto assume responsibility for a debt
- zagwarantowaćto assume responsibility for a debt
Portuguese garantia, garantia
- garantiaanything that assures a certain outcome
- garantiawritten declaration
- garantidorperson who gives such a guarantee
- garantirto give an assurance that something will be done right
- fiarto assume responsibility for a debt
- garantirto make something certain
Romanian garanție, garant
- garanțieanything that assures a certain outcome
- garantperson who gives such a guarantee
- chezașperson who gives such a guarantee
- garantato give an assurance that something will be done right
Russian гара́нтия, пору́ка
- гара́нтия (garántija)anything that assures a certain outcome
- пору́ка (porúka)anything that assures a certain outcome
- поручи́тельство (poručítelʹstvo)anything that assures a certain outcome
- гара́нт (garánt)person who gives such a guarantee
- поручи́тель (poručítelʹ)person who gives such a guarantee
- поручи́тельница (poručítelʹnica)person who gives such a guarantee
- гаранти́ровать (garantírovatʹ)to give an assurance that something will be done right
- гаранти́ровать (garantírovatʹ)to assume responsibility for a debt
- гаранти́ровать (garantírovatʹ)to make something certain
Scottish Gaelic barrantachd, urras
- barrantachdanything that assures a certain outcome
- urrasanything that assures a certain outcome
- barrantachdwritten declaration
- urraswritten declaration
- barrantaichto give an assurance that something will be done right
- barrantaichto make something certain
Slovak záruka, garancia
- zárukaanything that assures a certain outcome
- garanciaanything that assures a certain outcome
Spanish garantía, caución
- garantíaanything that assures a certain outcome
- cauciónanything that assures a certain outcome
- garantíawritten declaration
- garanteperson who gives such a guarantee
- garantizarto give an assurance that something will be done right
- garantirto give an assurance that something will be done right
- avalarto give an assurance that something will be done right
- garantizarto assume responsibility for a debt
- garantirto assume responsibility for a debt
- avalarto assume responsibility for a debt
- garantizarto make something certain
- garantirto make something certain
Swedish garanti, garanti
- garantianything that assures a certain outcome
- garantiwritten declaration
- garanterato give an assurance that something will be done right
Thai การรับประกัน, รับรอง
- การรับประกัน (gaan-ráp-bprà-gan)anything that assures a certain outcome
- รับรอง (ráp-rɔɔng)to give an assurance that something will be done right
Turkish garanti, güvence
- garantianything that assures a certain outcome
- güvenceanything that assures a certain outcome
- teminatanything that assures a certain outcome
- garantiwritten declaration
- güvencewritten declaration
- kefilperson who gives such a guarantee
Ukrainian гара́нтія, запору́ка
- гара́нтія (harántija)anything that assures a certain outcome
- запору́ка (zaporúka)anything that assures a certain outcome
- пору́ка (porúka)anything that assures a certain outcome
- гарантува́ти (harantuváty)to give an assurance that something will be done right
Urdu ضَمانَت, گارَنْٹی
- ضَمانَت (zamānat)anything that assures a certain outcome
- گارَنْٹی (gāranṭī)anything that assures a certain outcome
- کَفالَت (kafālat)anything that assures a certain outcome
Vietnamese sự bảo đảm, bảo lãnh
- sự bảo đảmanything that assures a certain outcome
- bảo lãnhto give an assurance that something will be done right
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with guarantee
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APA
guarantee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guarantee
MLA
“guarantee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guarantee. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guarantee,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guarantee.
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