warranty
A guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilledA guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security.
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Meaning
7 senses(countable)A guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security.
(countable)A legal agreement, either written or oral (an expressed warranty) or implied through the actions of the buyer and seller (an implied warranty), which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised, such as in a sale of an item or piece of real estate.
Garantie
гара́нтияgarántija, руча́тельствоručátelʹstvo
гара́нтіяharántija, пору́каporúka, запору́каzaporúka
(countable)A written guarantee, usually over a fixed period, provided to someone who buys a product or item, which states that certain repairs and/or replacement parts will be provided free of charge in case of damage or a defect.
I took out an extended warranty on my television for five years at a cost of $100.
I made sure to check the terms of my warranty for my computer to ensure that I was covered in case it broke down.
Garantie
a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
(countable)A stipulation of an insurance policy made by an insuree, guaranteeing that the facts of the policy are true and the insurance risk is as stated, which if not fulfilled renders the policy void.
(rare, uncountable)Justification or mandate to do something, especially in terms of one’s personal conduct; warrant.
(countable, obsolete)A legal agreement that was a real covenant and ran with the land: The grantor of a piece of real estate held in freehold, and their heirs, were required to officially guarantee their claim and plead their case for the title. If evicted by someone with a superior claim (paramount title), they were also required to hand over other real estate of equal value in recompense. It has now been replaced by personal covenants and the covenant of warranty.
A legal agreement that was a real covenant and ran with the land: The grantor of a piece of real estate held in freehold, and their heirs, were required to officially guarantee their claim and plead their case for the title. If evicted by someone with a superior claim (paramount title), they were also required to hand over other real estate of equal value in recompense. It has now been replaced by personal covenants and the covenant of warranty.
(countable, obsolete)A covenant, also called the covenant of warranty, whereby the grantor assures the grantee that he or she will not be subject to the claims of someone with a paramount title, thereby guaranteeing the status of the title that is being conveyed.
Examples
31 sentencesWhat kind of warranty does this come with?
I want to find out if the warranty has expired yet.
The warranty on my computer expired one day before my computer died.
This car has a good warranty.
Does it come with a warranty?
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Origin
From Middle English warantye, warantie, from Anglo-Norman warrantie, an Old Northern FrencFrom Middle English warantye, warantie, from Anglo-Norman warrantie, an Old Northern French variant of Old French guarantie (Modern French garantie). Doublet of guarantee and guaranty. More at warrant.
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Forms
plural: warranties| Singular | warranty |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable