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Definition of guaranteenext
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
Unlike federal loans, the government doesn’t guarantee private student loans, and their interest rates may change. Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026 There’s untapped potential on the table, and Katseye is in orbit but not guaranteed to stay there. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
Witherspoon agreed to a four-year deal worth $132 million that includes more than $101 million in guarantees, according to a source. Armando Salguero, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026 The Dolphins used a pre-draft 30 visit on Kansas’ Jalon Daniels but didn’t sign him; Daniels, who received a $272,500 guarantee from Tampa, went 10 for 15 for 111 yards in his preseason debut. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for guarantee
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guarantee
Verb
  • The mop-haired actor plays Joey, a spunky boy onboard who bonds with Maddie over having absent parents in the military.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Global sell-off For government bonds, the yield is the interest rate the government pays to bond investors – or the government’s cost of borrowing money.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Among the changes needed on the city’s streets was the welding of more than 200 manhole covers to ensure the race cars don’t suck them up off the road.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • However, Jaworski, who has donated plasma four times, says payment helps to ensure a sustainable supply of the raw material for lifesaving medicines.
    CNN Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The settlements eventually formed the Republic of Liberia, which declared independence in 1847.
    Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • By 2023, the World Health Organization declared that loneliness was an international health concern and launched a commission to strengthen social connection.
    Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Returning from last season’s roster are Bam Adebayo, Andrew Wiggins, Davion Mitchell, Pelle Larsson, Nikola Jovic, Dru Smith, Simone Fontecchio, Myron Gardner and Vlad Goldin, who is on a two-way contract.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
  • All eyes will also be on local boy Max Verstappen, who just extended his contract with Red Bull through 2030.
    Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 23 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The settlement plan also includes a pledge by the school to provide a statement to the claimant families condemning Lodge's criminal acts, and to detail improvements made to the organ donation program.
    CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Those pledges were made before the artificial intelligence boom, at a time when technology companies were under pressure from employees and outside activists to do more to cut their emissions.
    Matt Day, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • While there are not yet dates set, City Council and staff assured that there would be ongoing community input over the next year to ensure residents are involved with the process.
    Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Getting to East Lake all but assures a spot in all four majors.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • It’s been a while since the Giants asserted themselves as the clearly better team on a field, especially at this time of year.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Hoskins asserted that Missouri’s Constitution doesn’t allow a referendum on congressional redistricting.
    David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Tensions escalated this week after the deadline for Washington and Tehran to negotiate a peace deal formally expired on Monday, despite relations having nosedived — and fighting restarted — weeks prior.
    Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • That tariff rate was later reduced to 15% when the two sides agreed on a trade deal, but uncertainty remains about the stability of that agreement and how imports of certain European goods, such as steel, will be taxed by Washington.
    Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026

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“Guarantee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guarantee. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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