warranty

noun

ˈwȯr-ən-tē How to pronounce warranty (audio)
Definition of warrantynext
as in contract
a formal agreement to fulfill an obligation a one-year warranty for the refrigerator

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Recent Examples of warranty The warranty typically covers any damage that wasn’t inflicted by the user. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 31 July 2026 Manufacturers may also provide warranties on replacement parts, ensuring that you're fully covered if a part used to fix the issue is faulty. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 31 July 2026 Independent product certification, warranties and repair networks have further reduced investor risk. — ABC News, 31 July 2026 Another plus is that Lowe’s provides a warranty for any installation defects for up to 5 years (on top of the window manufacturer's warranty for the window itself). — Jason Rueger, USA Today, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for warranty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warranty
  1. contract
  2. guarantee
  3. deal
Noun
  • The ‘seven-year jinx’ — the K-pop industry’s shorthand for the contract expiration point at which groups typically fracture — did not claim TWICE on schedule, but in a way, has just claimed its first member now.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Bally's has threatened to sue the city over the potential expansion of video gambling terminals in the city, which the company said is a breach of its contract.
    — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of contract
Noun
  • Of these, most of the mistakes were in incurring the liability in the first place, with probably at least a third of them being from personal guarantees being called.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Waiting for unsolicited forgiveness could mean months or years of uncertainty with no guarantee that the debt will ever be canceled.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of guarantee
Noun
  • Commissioner Cathy Engelbert has overseen massive upgrades for the league, including a $2 billion media-rights deal, league expansion and salaries commensurate with her athletes’ profession.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • This reluctance to sell players beyond the big-ticket deals — Bale, Walker, Kane — had a profound strategic impact on the club.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of deal

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“Warranty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warranty. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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