guarantee
substantivoverbocorrente nos diálogos
- Reino Unido//ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː//
- Estados Unidos//ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː//
- //ˌɡɛɹ.ənˈtiː//
Anything that assures a certain outcome.
substantivo
- 1
Anything that assures a certain outcome.
Can you give me a guarantee that he will be fit for the match?
- 2
A legal assurance of something, e.g. a security for the fulfillment of an obligation.
- 3
A written declaration that a certain product will be fit for a purpose and work correctly; a warranty.
The cooker comes with a five-year guarantee.
- 4
The person to whom a guarantee is made.
- 5
A person who gives such a guarantee; a guarantor.
But God who is the great Guarantee for the Peace , Order , and good behaviour of Mankind
Etimologia
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.
verbo
- 1
To give an assurance that something will be done right.
- 2
To assume or take responsibility for a debt or other obligation.
- 3
To make something certain.
The long sunny days guarantee a good crop.
Formas
- plural
- guarantees
- pretérito
- guaranteed
- particípio passado
- guaranteed
- gerúndio
- guaranteeing
- 3.ª pessoa do singular
- guarantees