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guarantee (iou)



guarantee noun & verb. Also (earlier, as noun) garante. L17.
[Prob. orig. from Spanish garante = French garant WARRANT noun1; later infl. by French garantie GUARANTY.]
A. noun.
= GUARANTOR. L17.
= GUARANTY noun 1. L18.
A thing, esp. a document from a manufacturer etc., given or existing as security for the fulfilment (esp. by a product, service, etc.) of certain conditions. M19.
C. Francis The proximity of the shore is no guarantee of safety.
A person to whom a guaranty is given. M19.
Comb.: guarantee fund a sum pledged as a contingent indemnity for future loss.
b. verb trans.
Be a guarantee for; undertake to be responsible for the fulfilment of (a contract), the nature of (a product), etc.; secure the persistence or existence of; ensure that; engage to do. L18.
N. Shute If I didn't stop drinking..he couldn't guarantee my life for longer than a year. P. Goodman A ten-foot drop to a concrete pavement, guaranteed to break both ankles. D. Caute You will personally guarantee our safety?
Secure (a person or thing) against or from risk, injury, etc., or in the possession of something. E19.
Secure the possession of (something) to. M19.