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GUARANTEE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications

Synonyms:

guarantee; warrant; warrantee; warranty

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("guarantee" is a kind of...):

assurance; pledge (a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "guarantee"):

security; surety (a guarantee that an obligation will be met)

deposit (a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met)

stock warrant (a written certificate that gives the holder the right to purchase shares of a stock for a specified price within a specified period of time)

Derivation:

guarantee (give surety or assume responsibility)

guarantee (stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true

Example:

there is no guarantee that they are not lying

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("guarantee" is a kind of...):

assurance; pledge (a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "guarantee"):

safety net (a guarantee of professional or financial security)

full faith and credit (a guarantee to pay interest and principal on debt; usually issued by the United States Treasury)

Derivation:

guarantee (promise to do or accomplish)

guarantee (give surety or assume responsibility)

guarantee (make certain of)

guarantee (stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults

Synonyms:

guarantee; guaranty

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("guarantee" is a kind of...):

collateral (a security pledged for the repayment of a loan)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Promise to do or accomplish

Example:

guarantee to free the prisoners

Synonyms:

guarantee; undertake

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "guarantee" is one way to...):

assure; promise (make a promise or commitment)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "guarantee"):

subvent; subvention; underwrite (guarantee financial support of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

Sentence examples:

They guarantee the money to them

They guarantee them the money

Derivation:

guarantee (an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Give surety or assume responsibility

Example:

I vouch for the quality of my products

Synonyms:

guarantee; vouch

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "guarantee" is one way to...):

pledge; plight (promise solemnly and formally)

Verb group:

assure; ensure; guarantee; insure; secure (make certain of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "guarantee"):

bail (secure the release of (someone) by providing security)

stipulate (give a guarantee or promise of)

secure (assure payment of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Derivation:

guarantee (a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications)

guarantee (an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Make certain of

Example:

Preparation will guarantee success!

Synonyms:

assure; ensure; guarantee; insure; secure

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Verb group:

guarantee; vouch (give surety or assume responsibility)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "guarantee"):

doom (make certain of the failure or destruction of)

make (assure the success of)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Derivation:

guarantee (an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of

Example:

I warrant this information

Synonyms:

guarantee; warrant

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "guarantee" is one way to...):

back; endorse; indorse; plump for; plunk for; support (be behind; approve of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "guarantee"):

cover; insure; underwrite (protect by insurance)

certify; endorse; indorse (guarantee as meeting a certain standard)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

guarantee (a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications)

guarantee (an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true)

guarantor (one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Professor Challenger: Then I guarantee that I will place in your hands such material as will enable you to find your way.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

You have no guarantee that he will not be spirited away again.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Some are guaranteed by federal law, such as the right to get a copy of your medical records, and the right to keep them private.

(Patient Rights, NIH)

Coverage by contract whereby one part indemnifies or guarantees another against loss by a specified contingency.

(Insurance, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A government-guaranteed loan covered the costs, but the exact figure was kept secret.

(Hungarian state-owned enterprise acquires Hirtenberger Defence Group, Wikinews)

The seven thousand is yours if you'll guarantee that Gertrude does no more drudgery.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

This is an observational study, so can't establish cause, and the authors say they cannot rule out some misclassification of beverages or guarantee detection of every new cancer case.

(Possible link found between sugary drinks, cancer, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The calculation guarantees that the use of the adjusted a in pairwise comparisons keeps the actual probability aFW of family-wise type I errors not higher than the desired level, as specified by aFW0.

(Bonferroni Adjustment, NCI Thesaurus)

EXAMPLE(S): A Probability Sample: exclusively random process to guarantee that each participant or population has specified chance of selection, such as simple random sampling, systematic sampling, stratified random sampling, cluster sampling, and consecutive patient sampling.

(Observational Study Protocol Version Sampling Method Code, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

Whether sea-going people were short of money about that time, or were short of faith and preferred cork jackets, I don't know; all I know is, that there was but one solitary bidding, and that was from an attorney connected with the bill-broking business, who offered two pounds in cash, and the balance in sherry, but declined to be guaranteed from drowning on any higher bargain.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)