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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Guarantee \Guar`an*tee"\, n.; pl. Guarantees. [For guaranty,
     prob. influenced by words like assignee, lessee, etc. See
     Guaranty, and cf. Warrantee.]
     1. In law and common usage: A promise to answer for the
        payment of some debt, or the performance of some duty, in
        case of the failure of another person, who is, in the
        first instance, liable to such payment or performance; an
        engagement which secures or insures another against a
        contingency; a warranty; a security. Same as Guaranty.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              His interest seemed to be a guarantee for his zeal.
                                                    --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. One who binds himself to see an undertaking of another
        performed; a guarantor. --South.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Guarantor is the correct form in this sense.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Law) The person to whom a guaranty is made; -- the
        correlative of guarantor.
  
     Syn: Guarantee, Warranty.
  
     Usage: A guarantee is an engagement that a certain act will
            be done or not done in future. A warranty is an
            engagement as to the qualities or title of a thing at
            the time of the engagement.
            [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Guarantee \Guar`an*tee"\, n.; pl. Guarantees. [For guaranty,
     prob. influenced by words like assignee, lessee, etc. See
     Guaranty, and cf. Warrantee.]
     1. In law and common usage: A promise to answer for the
        payment of some debt, or the performance of some duty, in
        case of the failure of another person, who is, in the
        first instance, liable to such payment or performance; an
        engagement which secures or insures another against a
        contingency; a warranty; a security. Same as Guaranty.
  
              His interest seemed to be a guarantee for his zeal.
                                                    --Macaulay.
  
     2. One who binds himself to see an undertaking of another
        performed; a guarantor. --South.
  
     Note: Guarantor is the correct form in this sense.
  
     3. (Law) The person to whom a guaranty is made; -- the
        correlative of guarantor.
  
     Syn: Guarantee, Warranty.
  
     Usage: A guarantee is an engagement that a certain act will
            be done or not done in future. A warranty is an
            engagement as to the qualities or title of a thing at
            the time of the engagement.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  guarantees
     n.
     (plural of en guarantee)
     vb.
     (infl of en guarantee  s-verb-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  guarantees
     n.
     (plural of en guarantee)
     vb.
     (infl of en guarantee  s-verb-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  guarantees
     n.
     (plural of en guarantee)
     vb.
     (infl of en guarantee  s-verb-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  guarantees
     n.
     (plural of en guarantee)
     vb.
     (infl of en guarantee  s-verb-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  guarantees
     Englanti n.
     (en-monikko g uarantee)
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm g uarantee s)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  guarantee's
     Engelska n.
     (böjning en subst guarantee)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  guarantees
     Engelska n.
     (böjning en subst guarantee)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb guarantee)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  guarantees'
     Engelska n.
     (böjning en subst guarantee)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Guarantees /ɡˌaɹəntˈiːz/
  الضمانات

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  guarantees /ɡˌaɹəntˈiːz/ 
  záruky

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  guarantees /ɡˌaɹəntˈiːz/ 
  zaručuje