guarantee
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 written promise by a companyADJECTIVE▪ full▪
The company offers a full money-back guarantee.
▪ lifetime, three-year, two-year, etc.▪ money-backVERB + GUARANTEE▪ carry, come with, have▪All our products come with a two-year guarantee.
▪ give (sb), offer (sb)PREPOSITION▪ under guarantee (BrE) (under warranty in AmE)▪The car is still under guarantee, so you should be able to get it repaired free of charge.
▪ guarantee against▪The window frames carry a 20-year guarantee against rot or decay.
▪ guarantee for▪The garage gives a year's guarantee for all repair work.
▪ guarantee on▪The contractors offer a full money-back guarantee on all their work.
2 promise that sth will be done/will happenADJECTIVE▪ absolute, firm (esp. BrE)▪ cast-iron (BrE), ironclad (esp. AmE)▪ long-term▪ constitutional, federal (esp. AmE), government, legal▪The country gives a constitutional guarantee of the rights of minorities.
▪ personal▪ loan▪ securityVERB + GUARANTEE▪ give (sb), offer (sb), provide (sb with)▪ demand, want▪ get, receive▪We didn't get any firm guarantee of a loan.
▪ violate (esp. AmE)PREPOSITION▪ guarantee against▪There was no guarantee against misuse of the political power.
▪ guarantee for▪The demonstrators were demanding guarantees for fair elections.
▪ guarantee of▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}Arriving early is no longer a guarantee of getting a place.
verb1 promise to do sth/promise sth will happenADVERB▪ absolutely▪I can absolutely guarantee that you will enjoy the show.
▪ personally▪I personally guarantee total and immediate support in all measures undertaken.
▪ constitutionally, federally (both esp. AmE)VERB + GUARANTEE▪ be able to, canPHRASES▪ be fully guaranteed▪All our electrical goods are fully guaranteed.
2 make sth certain to happenADVERB▪ absolutely▪ almost, practically, virtually▪ effectively▪The complicated electoral system effectively guarantees the president's re-election.
▪ automatically▪A degree does not automatically guarantee you a job.
▪ by no means, not necessarily▪The outcome is by no means guaranteed.
Guarantee is used with these nouns as the object: ↑anonymity, ↑confidentiality, ↑delivery, ↑employment, ↑entry, ↑equality, ↑existence, ↑fairness, ↑freedom, ↑future, ↑immunity, ↑impartiality, ↑income, ↑liberty, ↑loan, ↑payment, ↑pension, ↑privacy, ↑profit, ↑representation, ↑return, ↑right, ↑safety, ↑security, ↑service, ↑success
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