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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
  • The annual total of measles cases in the US – now up to 1,563 cases since January – is the highest by a significant margin since measles was declared eliminated in America a quarter-century ago.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The Cincinnati Fire Department declared the man dead at the scene, the release says.
    David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The dedicated contract services segment is expected to show revenue of $860 million, an increase of the $846 million posted in the same quarter last year.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Oct. 2025
  • All spending was re-evaluated, vendor contracts renegotiated, staffing reduced and space consolidated to save maintenance costs.
    Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • His good friend Bill Gates has made a similar pledge, promising that less than 1 percent of his abundant billions will go to his three children.
    Christina Binkley, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Policies and consumer demand will unlock a green transition in a way that a simple pledge could never do.
    Justin Worland, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But with her coalition prospects in doubt, and the party weakened by scandal and voter frustration, her route to Japan’s top job is far from assured.
    Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
  • While this lucky gambler hit the jackpot, Hard Rock Seminole assured visitors that there are still opportunities to test their own luck.
    Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • What those 15,000 or so fair-weather fans missed was the Broncos (4-2, 2-0) asserting themselves in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 41-25 Mountain West win over the Lobos (3-3, 0-2), who for much of the night were like a gnat the home team couldn’t swat away.
    Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 12 Oct. 2025
  • To review or object to instances where our partners assert a legitimate interest in utilizing your data, please visit our vendors page.
    Walden Green, Pitchfork, 12 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 17 Oct. 2025.

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