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2 guarantee

Function:

verb

Inflected forms:

guarantees; guaranteed; guarantee·ing

Meaning:

[+ obj] 1 a : to make a usually written promise that whatever you are selling, doing, etc., is what you say it is The washer is guaranteed against defects for one year. They guarantee that the diamonds they sell are top quality. b : to promise to pay for (something) if another person fails to pay for it He offered to personally guarantee the loan. The investment was guaranteed by the bank.
2 a : to say (something) with great confidence I guarantee that you'll be satisfied. He guaranteed us that everything would go according to plan. b : to make (something) certain We can't guarantee your safety. = We can't guarantee (you) that you'll be safe. Money doesn't guarantee a happy life. c : to say that (something) will certainly happen He guaranteed a victory in the championship game.
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