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noun

1
as in contract
a formal agreement to fulfill an obligation the contractors gave us a written guarantee that the work on the house would be done by Christmas

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2
as in pledge
something given or held to assure that the giver will keep a promise you'll have to give your car keys as a guarantee that you'll come back

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Recent Examples of guarantee
Verb
The Golffice will also offer memberships, which will allow people to book in advance and have guaranteed hours each month, according to its website. Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025 Next year, Southwest will similarly change its policy for plus size travelers, no longer guaranteeing some passengers a refund on an additional seat. Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
What that means on the ground is mapping grids, negotiating with landowners and providing financial guarantees to grid operators, who now demand it. Diana Olick, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025 On-time delivery guarantees for parcel services remain suspended and date-specific Neighbourhood Mail will not be available. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for guarantee
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guarantee
Verb
  • Stressful experiences also can help people bond.
    Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
  • My Best Friend's Wedding was Preston’s first movie, and she and Roberts, 57, bonded over both being young actresses from Georgia.
    Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Also, sources familiar with Madrid’s internal discussions say that the current hierarchy wants to ensure that decisions such as hiring or firing the coach and player transfers would always be made by the board, which is ultimately answerable to the socios.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • To ensure compliance, their technology digs deeper than basic IP address recognition to monitor the exact place someone tries to place a wager, sifting through real-time data from sources such as GPS coordinates, cell phone towers, WiFi access points and Bluetooth beacons.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • One was pronounced dead at the scene and the other was declared deceased after being taken to a local hospital, per the outlets.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • In 1993 it was declared a historic landmark by the City and County of Denver’s Preservation Commission, which has helped anchor it to Grant Street even as other historic buildings have fallen around it, some replaced with apartment high-rises.
    John Wenzel, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Nuggets are better with Braun, even with a contract extension looming.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
  • During his end-of-year press conference on Thursday, Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski indicated that the team will look to re-sign Kyle Schwarber and that manager Rob Thomson will return with another year ahead on his contract.
    Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • However, if all goes to plan, orders are slated to ship worldwide in January 2026, and delivery costs will be calculated in the post-campaign pledge manager based on your location and order quantity.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Leading up to the tentative agreement, Equity had voted to authorize a strike if necessary and had members sign strike pledge cards.
    Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The palace officials assured them the president was there, hashing out a plan with his military and Russian and Iranian advisers to confront the advancing rebel forces.
    Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • If the idea of dining near the deceased feels macabre, rest assured this place feels very much alive.
    Diana Hubbell, Saveur, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Pritzker has been trying to debunk claims that Chicago is an out-of-control hellhole; to assert in court that the federal government has no right to send in federal troops; and to discredit the tactics by immigration agents to arrest migrants in his state’s streets and businesses.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Scholar Mary Jane Edwards is one who asserts the book’s primacy.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Will that mean a five-year, $150 million deal or a more club-friendly contract around $130 million?
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The city appeared to have reached the final stage of awarding a three-year, $27 million deal to a new security company on several occasions this year.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Guarantee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guarantee. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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