Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guarantee

/ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.44 in modern English

Syllables: guar-an-tee
IPA: /ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Anything that assures a certain outcome.

noun

A legal assurance of something, e.g. a security for the fulfillment of an obligation.

noun

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

noun

The person to whom a guarantee is made.

noun

A person who gives such a guarantee; a guarantor.

Colloquial

verb

To give an assurance that something will be done right.

verb

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

verb

To make something certain.

Example Sentences

"Can you give me a guarantee that he will be fit for the match?"
"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."
"The cooker comes with a five-year guarantee."
"But God who is the great Guarantee for the Peace , Order , and good behaviour of Mankind"
"The long sunny days guarantee a good crop."

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.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: guarantie, garante, *warjand

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/
British English: /ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

guarantees (plural) guarantees (present, singular) guaranteeing (participle, present) guaranteed (participle, past) guaranteed (past)

Derived Forms

nonguarantee reguarantee guaranteeable guaranteer overguarantee

Phrases

guarantee association guarantee letter interest rate guarantee letter of guarantee

Frequently Paired Words

guaranty guarantor

Synonyms

warranty assure warrant vouch warrantee guaranty undertake ensure insure secure

Rhymes With

be he we me she see three free de tv key sea

Questions

How do you pronounce guarantee?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/.
What does guarantee mean?: Anything that assures a certain outcome.
Where does guarantee come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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