noun · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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2
noun
Meaning 2
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 It has now been replaced by personal covenants and the covenant of warranty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete
Topics: business, law, real-estate
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noun
Meaning 3
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 It has now been replaced by personal covenants and the covenant of warranty.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 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete
Topics: business, law, real-estate
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noun
Meaning 4
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: law
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5
noun
Meaning 5
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
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.
It's always a good idea to get a good warranty on anything you buy that you think may break down.
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noun
Meaning 6
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: business, insurance, law
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7
noun
Meaning 7
Justification or mandate to do something, especially in terms of one’s personal conduct; warrant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare, uncountable
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8
verb
Meaning 8
To warrant; to guarantee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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9
noun
Meaning 9
a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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From 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.
Across languages
Translations
97 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
гаранция
(garancija)
— a guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security
Finnish:
takuu
— a guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security
Finnish:
takuusitoumus
— a guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security
Gothic:
𐌺𐌰𐍅𐍄𐍃𐌾𐍉
(kawtsjō)
— a guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security
Irish:
urra
— a guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security
Polish:
gwarancja
— a guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security
Spanish:
garantía
— a guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security
Spanish:
seguro
— a guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security
Turkish:
güvence
— a guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security
Albanian:
garanci
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Arabic:
ضَمَان
(ḍamān)
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Arabic:
ضَمَانَة
(ḍamāna)
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Arabic:
كَفَالَة
(kafāla)
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Armenian:
երաշխիք
(erašxikʻ)
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Azerbaijani:
zəmanət
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Belarusian:
гара́нтыя
(harántyja)
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Belarusian:
пару́ка
(parúka)
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Belarusian:
руча́нне
(ručánnje)
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Bengali:
জামানত
(jamanot)
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Bulgarian:
гара́нция
(garáncija)
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Chinese Cantonese:
保證 /保证
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Chinese Mandarin:
保證 /保证
(bǎozhèng)
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Czech:
garance
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Czech:
záruka
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Danish:
garanti
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Dutch:
garantie
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Estonian:
garantii
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Finnish:
takuu
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
French:
garantie
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Georgian:
გარანტია
(garanṭia)
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
German:
Garantie
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Greek:
εγγύηση
(engýisi)
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Hindi:
वारंटी
(vāraṇṭī)
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Hindi:
गारंटी
(gāraṇṭī)
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Hindi:
ज़मानत
(zamānat)
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Hungarian:
garancia
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Hungarian:
szavatosság
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Icelandic:
ábyrgð
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Italian:
garanzia
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Japanese:
保証
(hoshō)
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Kazakh:
кепілдік
(kepıldık)
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Korean:
보증
(bojeung)
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Kyrgyz:
кепилдик
(kepildik)
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Latvian:
garantija
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Lithuanian:
garantija
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Macedonian:
гаранција
(garancija)
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Norwegian Bokmål:
garanti
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Norwegian Nynorsk:
garanti
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Pashto:
ضمانت
(zamānat)
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Persian:
ضمانت
(zemânat)
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Persian:
گارانتی
(gârânti)
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Persian:
کفالت
(kafâlat)
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Polish:
gwarancja
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Portuguese:
garantia
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Romanian:
garanție
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Russian:
гара́нтия
(garántija)
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Russian:
руча́тельство
(ručátelʹstvo)
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Serbo-Croatian:
ја̀мство
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Serbo-Croatian:
јѐмство
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Serbo-Croatian:
гара̀нција
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Serbo-Croatian:
jàmstvo
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Serbo-Croatian:
jèmstvo
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Serbo-Croatian:
garàncija
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Slovak:
záruka
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Slovene:
garancija
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Spanish:
garantía
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Swedish:
garanti
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Tajik:
кафолат
(kafolat)
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Tajik:
замонат
(zamonat)
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Thai:
การรับรอง
(gaan-ráp-rɔɔng)
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Turkish:
garanti
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Turkmen:
kepillik
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Ukrainian:
гара́нтія
(harántija)
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Ukrainian:
пору́ка
(porúka)
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Ukrainian:
запору́ка
(zaporúka)
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Urdu:
ضمانت
(zamānat)
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Urdu:
وارنٹی
(vāraṇṭī)
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Uzbek:
garantiya
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Uzbek:
kafolat
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Uzbek:
kafillik
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Vietnamese:
sự bảo lãnh
— legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised
Arabic:
ضَمَان
(ḍamān)
— a written guarantee, usually over a fixed period, provided to someone who buys a product or item, which states that repairs will be provided free of charge in case of damage or a fault
Bulgarian:
гаранция
(garancija)
— a written guarantee, usually over a fixed period, provided to someone who buys a product or item, which states that repairs will be provided free of charge in case of damage or a fault
Danish:
garanti
— a written guarantee, usually over a fixed period, provided to someone who buys a product or item, which states that repairs will be provided free of charge in case of damage or a fault
Danish:
reklamationsret
— a written guarantee, usually over a fixed period, provided to someone who buys a product or item, which states that repairs will be provided free of charge in case of damage or a fault
French:
garantie
— a written guarantee, usually over a fixed period, provided to someone who buys a product or item, which states that repairs will be provided free of charge in case of damage or a fault
German:
Garantie
— a written guarantee, usually over a fixed period, provided to someone who buys a product or item, which states that repairs will be provided free of charge in case of damage or a fault
Hungarian:
jótállás
— a written guarantee, usually over a fixed period, provided to someone who buys a product or item, which states that repairs will be provided free of charge in case of damage or a fault
Italian:
garanzia
— a written guarantee, usually over a fixed period, provided to someone who buys a product or item, which states that repairs will be provided free of charge in case of damage or a fault
Spanish:
garantía
— a written guarantee, usually over a fixed period, provided to someone who buys a product or item, which states that repairs will be provided free of charge in case of damage or a fault
Spanish:
postventa
— a written guarantee, usually over a fixed period, provided to someone who buys a product or item, which states that repairs will be provided free of charge in case of damage or a fault
Hebrew:
אחראיות יצרן
(akhrayut yatsran)
— insurance law: 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
Bulgarian:
упълномощаване
(upǎlnomoštavane)
— justification or mandate to do something
Finnish:
valtuutus
— justification or mandate to do something
Spanish:
garantir
— Translations
Spanish:
reclamar la garantía
— Translations
Spanish:
pedir un reemplazo por garantía
— Translations
