guarantee  /ˌɡɛ rən ˈti/ ? Meaning of "guarantee"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
  2. (n) an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true
  3. (n) a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults
  4. (v) give surety or assume responsibility
  5. (v) make certain of
  6. (v) promise to do or accomplish
  7. (v) stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of

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Usage(s):

  1. If the loan guarantee is not approved, Lockheed warned, the firm will run out of cash before Congress returns.
  2. But in both those cases, the loan guarantee strategy seems to have produced few positive results.
  3. Allerca tests each cat and offers a one-year money-back guarantee.

Quotes

  1. "You simply don't deserve this kind of cowardly betrayal," Gilbert wrote. "You have given so much and deserve so much more. In the meantime, I want to make one statement to you tonight: I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THAT THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS WILL...
    on Jul 8, 2010 By: Dan Gilbert Source: CBSSports.com

  2. "They still have to put pieces around those guys, and they'll have a chance. They'll have a chance," Smith said. "Remember, I go back to the Laker days when they loaded up all those guys over there but that doesn't necessarily guarantee...
    on Jul 8, 2010 By: Otis Smith Source: USA Today

  3. "I cannot be part of the public hoopla. And I cannot guarantee that I would be coherent to say a word," Taylor wrote in her "tweet."
    on Jul 7, 2009 By: Elizabeth Taylor Source: AFP

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