| 单词 | guarantee |
| 释义 | guarantee guarantee // noun, verb (abbr guar.)
■ noun
BANK GUARANTEE, COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE, CROSS-GUARANTEE, EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEE, MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE
1 [C,U] a written promise given by a company that sth you buy will be replaced or repaired without payment if it goes wrong within a particular period: We provide a 5-year guarantee against manufacturing faults. The watch is still under guarantee. The television comes with a year's guarantee. a money-back guarantee SYN WARRANTY
❖ to offer/provide a guarantee ◆ sth carries/comes with/has a guarantee
2 (Finance ; Law ) [C,U] (also spelled guaranty) money or sth valuable that you give or promise to a bank, for example, to make sure that you will pay back money that you borrow: We had to offer our house as a guarantee when getting the loan. guarantees against bad loans ⇨ COLLATERAL
❖ to give/offer/provide (sth as) a guarantee
3 (Finance ; Law ) (also spelled guaranty) [C] an agreement to be legally responsible for sth, especially for paying sb's debts if they cannot pay them: The airline is seeking government loan guarantees of $1.8 billion to avoid bankruptcy. The government plans to abolish the blanket guarantee for banks (= an agreement that covers all cases). My parents agreed to go guarantee for my loan.
❖ to give/provide a guarantee ◆ to get/seek a guarantee
4 [C] a firm promise that you will do sth or that sth will happen: He wanted written guarantees of the package before accepting. They have given a guarantee that the business will not be sold.
❖ to give/offer/provide a guarantee ◆ to ask for/get/want a guarantee
■ verb [+ obj]
1 to promise to do sth; to promise that sth will happen: We guarantee to deliver your goods within a week. The ticket will guarantee you free entry. We cannot guarantee (that) our flights will never be delayed.
2 to give a written promise to replace or repair a product free if it goes wrong: The toaster is guaranteed for a year against faulty workmanship.
3 (Finance ; Law ) to agree to be legally responsible for sth or for doing sth such as paying back a loan: The loan will be guaranteed by the German government. to guarantee to pay somebody's debts I guarantee that he will appear in court. |
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