guarantee1 verbguarantee2 noun
guaranteeguar‧an‧tee1 /ˌɡærənˈtiː/ ●●○ S3 W3 AWL verb [transitive] 
VERB TABLE
guarantee
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | guarantee |
| he, she, it | guarantees | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | guaranteed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have guaranteed |
| he, she, it | has guaranteed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had guaranteed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will guarantee |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have guaranteed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am guaranteeing |
| he, she, it | is guaranteeing | |
| you, we, they | are guaranteeing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was guaranteeing |
| you, we, they | were guaranteeing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been guaranteeing |
| he, she, it | has been guaranteeing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been guaranteeing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be guaranteeing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been guaranteeing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- A good education doesn't guarantee a good job.
- I can't guarantee the plan will work, but I'll give it a try.
- The first emigrants to Canada were guaranteed 200 acres of land each.
- The king had guaranteed our safety on our journey.
- The loans are guaranteed by the government.
- We guarantee that you won't lose your jobs when the company is taken over.
- After all, it is orders that businesses need to provide jobs and to guarantee employment.
- And by age 75 they must use most of their pension fund to buy an annuity guaranteeing an income for life.
- Anyone who did this last time would have been guaranteed a win.
- But uniformity of content and, increasingly, of process has been guaranteed.
- There was nothing caught in her throat, absolutely, guaranteed.
- TRESemmé's 4+4 Exothermic perm guarantees a strong wave formulation which means the curl structure lasts the full life of the perm.
- Unisys bought $ 211 million worth of these Executive Life contracts, which guarantee a specific return to investors.
THESAURUS
to tell someone that you will definitely do something, or that something will happen: · He promised to give the book back.· The organisers have promised that this year’s event will take place.
to make a very serious and sincere promise, for example in a law court: · He had sworn to tell the truth.· I would never do that, I swear.
especially spoken to promise sincerely that you will do something or that something is true – often used when you are trying to persuade someone that they can trust you: · I give you my word that your money is safe with me.· I’ll let you go out tonight if you give me your word that you’ll be home by 11.
to make a very serious promise, often to yourself: · She vowed that she would never drink alcohol again.· They vowed to carry on their campaign for justice.
to promise someone that something will happen or that something is true, in order to try to make them feel less worried: · Police have assured the public that they are doing everything they can to find the killer.
to promise that you will make sure that something will definitely happen, so that there is no question of it not happening: · I guarantee that you will have the documents by tomorrow.· How can you guarantee that this won’t happen again?
to promise publicly or officially that you will do something, for example to give help or money: · The government has pledged to increase overseas aid to $4 billion over the next five years.
formal to make an official or legal promise to do something: · The government undertook to keep price increases to a minimum.· The two sides undertook to respect each other’s territory.
formal to make a firm and definite promise to do something important, which will affect you for a long time and which could result in serious effects if you fail: · Bobby felt unready to commit to a romantic relationship.· A group of 11 companies has committed to developing a new passenger plane.
Longman Language Activatorto promise something to tell someone that you will definitely do something that they want you to do or expect you to do: · "I can't take you to the beach today, after all." "But you promised!"promise (that): · Hurry up, we promised we wouldn't be late this time.· Richardson apologized and promised that appropriate action would be taken to fix the problem.promise to do something: · The government had promised to investigate the cause of the accident.promise somebody (that): · I promised the kids I'd take them to a movie.promise somebody something (=promise to give someone something): · I promised Jamie a ride to school this morning.
to tell someone that something will definitely happen or is definitely true, so that they are less worried or more confident: assure somebody (that): · The doctor assured me that I wouldn't feel any pain.· The airline has assured travellers there will be no further delays.
to promise someone very seriously and sincerely that you will do something: · Campus officials had given her their word. There was to be a raise in salary each year.give sb your word (that): · I've given him my word that we'll take care of the house like it was ours.give somebody your word of honour/honor: · He had given her his word of honor that he would respect her wishes.
to make a very serious promise, especially publicly or in a law court: swear (that): · During the ceremony you swear that you will serve the country loyally.swear to somebody (that): · I swore to myself that I'd never do anything like it again.swear to do something: · Do you swear to tell the truth?swear allegiance (=promise to be loyal to a country): · New citizens are asked to swear allegiance during the citizenship ceremony.
to firmly promise something, especially to yourself - used especially in literature: vow to do something: · Ben vowed to avenge his mother's death.vow (that): · Daley vowed that the Police Department would be reformed.
to promise that something will happen or be provided, because you are going to make sure of this: · The king had guaranteed our safety on our journey.guarantee (that): · We guarantee that you won't lose your jobs when the company is taken over.· I can't guarantee the plan will work, but I'll give it a try.guarantee somebody something (=guarantee to give someone something): · The first emigrants to Canada were guaranteed 200 acres of land each.
to promise to do something that will take a long time or involve a lot of effort: · Young people still need to learn how to commit to a job and have goals for themselves.commit to to do something: · The organization needs volunteers who can commit to work four hours a week.
to publicly or officially promise to give help, support, or money to an organization, group, or person: pledge to do something: · Many rock stars have pledged to support the campaign to save the rainforests.pledge something to somebody: · The government has pledged £500,000 worth of aid to the drought- stricken area.pledge support/money/help etc: · Britain has pledged £1.3 million to the UN for refugee work.· The U.S. has pledged aid to the country.pledge allegiance (=promise to be loyal to a country): · Should new citizens of Canada pledge allegiance to the queen of Great Britain?
WORD SETSaccess, nounacquit, verbacquittal, nounactionable, adjectiveact of God, nounadjourn, verbadminister, verbadmissible, adjectiveADR, nounadversarial, adjectiveadvocate, nounaffidavit, nounage, nounaggrieved, adjectiveagreement, nounannual return, anti-dumping, adjectiveantitrust, adjectiveAppeal Court, nounappear, verbappellate court, nounarraign, verbarticled clerk, articles of association, nounassignee, nounassizes, nounattachment, nounattest, verbattorney, nounattorney-at-law, nounattorney general, nounaverage clause, bailable, adjectivebailee, nounbailiff, nounbailment, nounban, nounbarrister, nounbeneficial owner, beneficiary, nounbequeath, verbbequest, nounbest efforts, adjectivebid-rigging, nounbill, nounbill of rights, nounblue law, nounbody corporate, bond, nounbook, verbbox, nounbreakdown clause, break fee, brief, nounbroker's lien, burden of proof, nounbusiness entity, buyer's risk, bylaw, nouncabotage, nouncadastre, nouncase, nouncase law, nouncash shell, nouncause, nouncause célèbre, nouncause of action, nouncaution, nouncaution, verbcertificate of incorporation, nouncertificate of protest, nouncertificate of search, nounchain of title, nounchallenge, nounchallenge, verbchancery, nounChapter 7, nouncharge, nouncharge, verbcharges register, chief justice, nouncircuit court, nouncite, verbcitizen's arrest, nouncivil, adjectivecivil law, nounclaim, nounclaimant, nounclass action, nounclause, nounclean, adjectivecloud on title, nouncollusion, nouncommerce clause, committal, nouncommon law, nouncommunity property, nounCommunity Reinvestment Act, nouncommutation, nounCompanies House, nouncompanies registry, company limited by guarantee, nouncompany limited by shares, nouncompany officer, competence, nouncompetent, adjectivecomplainant, nouncompletion, nouncompletion date, compliance officer, compulsory purchase, nounconditional discharge, nouncondition precedent, nouncondition subsequent, nounconduct money, confidentiality clause, confirmation hearing, conflict of laws, nounconjugal, adjectiveconsensus ad idem, nounconsent decree, consenting adult, nounconservator, nounconstituted, adjectiveconstitution, nounconstitutional, adjectiveconstitutionality, nouncontempt, nouncontest, verbcontingency fee, contract of insurance, nouncontract of purchase, nouncontract of service, nouncontravene, verbcontravention, nouncontributory negligence, nounconvey, verbconveyance, nounconveyancing, nounconvict, verbconviction, nouncopyright, nounco-respondent, nouncosignatory, nouncounsel, nouncounty court, nouncourthouse, nouncourt-martial, nouncourt-martial, verbCourt of Appeal, nounCourt of Appeals, nouncourt of inquiry, nouncourt of law, nounCourt of Queen's Bench, nouncourt order, nouncourt reporter, nouncourtroom, nouncramdown, nouncriminal, adjectivecriminal injury, criminalize, verbcriminal law, nouncross-examine, verbCrown Court, nouncurfew, nouncustodial, adjectiveD.A., noundata protection, death sentence, noundeath warrant, noundeclaration of association, noundecree, noundecree absolute, noundecree nisi, noundecriminalize, verbdeed, noundeed of conveyance, noundefalcation, noundefend, verbdefendant, noundeficiency judgment, noundeficiency judgment, de jure, adjectivedeposition, noundeputy, nounderivative lease, desertion, noundiminished responsibility, noundiplomatic immunity, noundirectors register, disabled quota, disbar, verbdischarge of contract, noundisclaim, verbdisclaimer, noundiscretionary, adjectivedisinherit, verbdismiss, verbdispense, verbdisposition, noundispossess, verbdissent, noundissolution, noundistrain, verbdistrict attorney, noundistrict court, noundivorce, noundivorce, verbdivorced, adjectivedocket, noundonee, noundouble jeopardy, noundraftsman, noundrink-driving, noundrunk driving, noundue process, nounduress, nouneasement, nounedict, nouneffective, adjectiveeminent domain, nounempower, verbenabling, adjectiveenabling clause, enact, verbendowment, nounenforced, adjectiveenjoin, verbescape clause, escrow, nounescrow agent, estate, nounestoppel, nounevidence, nounexamination, nounexamination-in-chief, nounexamine, verbexculpate, verbexecute, verbexecutor, nounexecutrix, nounexhibit, nounexpectations, nounex post facto law, nounexpropriate, verbextradite, verbextrajudicial, adjectivefair dealing, false representation, nounfee absolute, nounfiduciary, nounfiduciary, adjectivefinding, nounfirm name, nounfixtures and fittings, nounforce majeure, nounforeman, nounforewoman, nounfreeholder, nounfree pardon, nounfrustration of contract, fugitive, nounfugitive, adjectivegagging order, gag order, noungarnishee, verbgarnishee, noungeneral counsel, noungeneral practice, noungive, verbgrand jury, noungrantee, noungrantor, noungreen paper, noungross misconduct, ground rent, nounguarantee, verbguarantor, nounguaranty, nounguillotine, verbguilt, noungun control, nounhabeas corpus, nounHague Rules, nounhear, verbhearing, nounheir, nounheir apparent, nounhereafter, adverbhereditament, nounhereinafter, adverbhereof, adverbhereto, adverbheritable, adjectiveHigh Court, nounHighway Code, nounhirer, nounhuman right, nounimplied term, inadmissible, adjectiveinalienable, adjectiveincriminate, verbindemnify, verbindemnity, nounindict, verbindictable, adjectiveindictment, nounindustrial tribunal, nouninitiative, nouninjunction, nounin loco parentis, adverbinnocence, nouninnocent, adjectiveinoperative, adjectiveinquest, nouninsanity, nouninstruct, verbintellectual property, nounintent, nouninterdict, nouninterlocutory injunction, invoke, verbJane Doe, nounjob quota, joint and several liability, JP, nounjudge, nounjudge, verbjudicial, adjectivejuridical, adjectivejurisdiction, nounjurisprudence, nounjurist, nounjuror, nounjury, nounjury box, nounjury service, nounjustice, nounJustice of the Peace, nounjustifiable homicide, nounjuvenile, adjectivekangaroo court, nounKing's Counsel, nounlaw firm, nounlawyer, nounlease, nounleasehold, adjectiveleaseholder, nounlegatee, nounlegator, nounlessee, nounlessor, nounletters of administration, nounliable, adjectivelicensee, nounlien, nounlienee, nounlienor, nounlimited liability, nounliquidated damages, litigant, nounlitigate, verblitigation, nounlitigator, nounlitigious, adjectiveliving will, nounloophole, nounmagisterial, adjectivemagistracy, nounmagistrate, nounMagistrates' Court, nounmaintenance, nounmajority, nounmalfeasance, nounmalpractice, nounmarriage certificate, nounmarriage licence, nounmarriage lines, nounmaterial, adjectivematerial fact, nounmemorandum, nounmiscarriage of justice, nounmisdirect, verbmisfeasance, nounmisstatement, nounmistrial, nounM'lord, nounM'lud, nounmoiety, nounmonies, nounmoot court, nounmoratorium, nounmovable, nounno-fault, adjectivenolo contendere, nounnonfeasance, nounnon-negotiable, adjectivenotary, nounnuisance, nounnullify, verbnullity, nounoath, nounopen-and-shut case, nounopen verdict, nounoperative mistake, nounordinance, nounoriginating application, originating summons, outlaw, nounout-of-court settlement, nounoyez, interjectionpalimony, nounpanel, nounparalegal, nounpardon, verbpardon, nounparty, nounpass, verbpassage, nounpatent, nounpatent, adjectivepaternity, nounpaternity suit, nounpatrimony, nounpenal code, nounpenalty, nounperformance contract, perjury, nounpersonal injury, personal representative, personalty, nounpetition, nounpetition, verbpetitioner, nounplaintiff, nounplanning permission, nounplea bargaining, nounpleadings, nounpledgee, nounpolice, verbpositive discrimination, nounpower of attorney, nounprecedent, nounprejudice, verbpreservation order, nounpresume, verbprice-fixing, nounprima facie, adjectiveprimary residence, prime tenant, primogeniture, nounprivate law, nounprivileged, adjectiveprivity, nounprobate, nounprobate, verbprobation, nounprobationer, nounprobation officer, nounpro bono, adjectiveprocedural, adjectiveproceeding, nounproceedings, nounprohibit, verbprohibition, nounprohibitive, adjectivepromulgate, verbpronounce, verbproposition, nounproscribe, verbprosecute, verbprosecution, nounprosecutor, nounprotective custody, nounprove, verbprovision, nounprovisional licence, nounproximate cause, nounpublic defender, nounpublic prosecutor, nounpublic service vehicle, punishable, adjectiveQC, nounquarter sessions, nounquash, verbQueen's Counsel, nounreal property, nounrecess, nounrecess, verbrecognition, nounrecognizance, nounrecorder, nounreeve, nounregulation, nounremand, verbremand, nounrepeal, verbrescind, verbrespondent, nounrestoration, nounrestore, verbretainer, nounretrial, nounretroactive, adjectiveretrospective, adjectiveretry, verbreversion, nounrevocation, nounrevoke, verbRex, nounright of appeal, nounroad tax, nounroot of title, royalty payment, rule, verbruling, nounsaid, adjectivesalami slicing, nounSarbanes-Oxley Act, nounscheme of arrangement, nounsentence, nounsentence, verbsequester, verbsession, nounsettlement date, settlement terms, shall, modal verbshell company, sheriff, nounsheriff court, nounshow trial, nounsitting tenant, nounsmall claims court, nounsolicitor, nounsolicitor general, nounSOX, nounspecial licence, nounspecific performance, speed limit, nounstakeholder, nounstate attorney, nounstate court, nounstated case, statute, nounstatute law, nounstatute of limitations, nounstatutory, adjectivestatutory report, stay, nounstay of execution, nounstipendiary magistrate, nounstoppage in transit, nounsub judice, adverbsubmission, nounsuborn, verbsubpoena, nounsubpoena, verbsue, verbsuit, nounsumming up, nounsumming-up, nounsummons, nounsummons, verbSupreme Court, nounsurety, nounsuspended sentence, nounswear, verbtechnicality, nountenant at sufferance, nountenant at will, nountenant for years, nountenant in common, nountenure, nountestament, nountestator, nountest case, nountest certificate, nountestify, verbtestimony, nounthereinafter, adverbthird party, nounthrough, prepositionticket, nounticket, verbtitle, nountitle deed, nountitle holder, nountort, nountradename, nounTrading Standards, treasure trove, nountrespass, verbtrespass, nountrial, nountrust for sale, nounultra vires, adjectiveunderwriting power, undue influence, noununlicensed, adjectiveuphold, verbverdict, nounvindicate, verbvisa, nounvoucher, nounward, nounwarrant, nounwhereas, conjunctionwill, nounwill, verbwinding up, nounwitness, nounwitness, verbwitness box, nounwrit, nounwrongful termination,
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
All our products are fully guaranteed.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The government offered safe passage to militants taking up their offer of peace talks.
All our products are fully guaranteed. (=says it must happen or exist)· Hungary's constitution guarantees freedom of religion.
The government offered safe passage to militants taking up their offer of peace talks.· There were few laws or regulations to ensure the safety of workers.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· Mutation is almost guaranteed and one individual among billions is certain to draw the successful ticket in the genetic lottery.· Cargo shares were of course proportioned to rank, but for the more senior officers it could almost guarantee wealth.
· Those price agreements, which virtually guarantee the firms a 25 percent profit on the drugs, are being renegotiated this month.· Yet this refusal to intervene virtually guarantees that core group behavior will continue to be encouraged by profit-minded entrepreneurs.· Official leniency is exploited by the smugglers who can virtually guarantee secure entry, whatever happens.· Yet continuity of basic policy is virtually guaranteed by the retention of Norman Lamont at the Treasury.· Like those cars, it's available in numbers exclusive enough to virtually guarantee future classic status.· When he batted, his name did not merely promise runs as virtually guarantee them.
NOUN· The constitution should guarantee respect for equality and autonomy, yet leave individuals to pursue their own interests as they wish.· The 8 {-by 14-inch paper outlines an argument that the Arizona Constitution already guarantees the right to carry concealed weapons.· The constitution guarantees federal payments, but that does not mean they have to be made on time.
· The closed shop: Mr Fowler said the legislation would guarantee people the freedom to decide whether or not to join a union.· Article 19 of the Covenant guarantees the right to freedom of expression in all its forms.
· However, that still leaves ministers well short of the 13 million tonnes they need to guarantee the future of enough pits.· You can't guarantee the future. 7 Past Loves Is there some one he's never got over?
· They are also demanding that the government guarantee their security.· Some even had government guaranteed prices.· Can the Government guarantee that the recent increases in railfreight charges will not continue under their privatisation proposals?· This was a classic example of big government advocates misunderstanding a problem and designing a government solution guaranteed to make it worse.· While local programmes are the responsibility of the TECs, the Government guarantees the offer of help to particular groups of unemployed.· That problem cost the federal government, which guarantees the loans for lenders, several billion dollars a year.· The Bank lends to governments and governmental agencies, although private organizations can borrow if the national government guarantees the loan.
· And by age 75 they must use most of their pension fund to buy an annuity guaranteeing an income for life.· Better by far to invest while the going is good, to guarantee yourself an income, rather than rely on an uncertain future.· These reforms will ensure that every citizen is guaranteed a decent minimum income, whether or not they are in employment.
· Some have been guaranteed jobs on leaving school after proving themselves reliable.· Improving the knowledge and skills of young people certainly does not guarantee that the jobs will come.· Employers who join the Compact make a collective guarantee to offer jobs to young people who have achieved the Compact goals.· Health benefits are maintained during the leave, and workers are guaranteed their job back when they return.· Your ability to guarantee jobs will depend on the size and nature of your business, and recruitment pattern.· He would demand work from welfare recipients but provide them with more day care and guaranteed public jobs.· In return, they are guaranteed a job with training - or training leading to a job.· Governments can easily guarantee their employees a job, without guaranteeing the job they currently hold.
· Thus in Britain, a series of laws have guaranteed solicitors a monopoly on particular services.· On March 6 a federal judge, Gabriel Cavallo, repealed two amnesty laws that had guaranteed immunity for 1,180 army officers.· The law guarantees that sufficient additional funds are available to act quickly in the event of a spill.· Both sides have agreed on a new electoral law which guarantees secret balloting and an immediate count.
· Goldhawk has discovered that Ansbacher would not guarantee the loan notes until the Telecom deal was certain.· The city would guarantee each loan for its first five years, to limit the bankers' risk.· You should have been told that an endowment policy is not guaranteed to repay a loan.· That problem cost the federal government, which guarantees the loans for lenders, several billion dollars a year.· Firstly, loan demand must come from creditworthy customers who can guarantee loan repayment at a future date.· Valmark guaranteed the loan with its three commercial properties in Chatsworth, which carried a value of $ 2. 2 million.· A few pounds a month will guarantee the loan is repaid if the worst happens.· Federal programs to guarantee loans to small businesses have been expanded and targeted at women.
· The Treuhandanstalt would guarantee creditors against losing money lent to businesses unsuccessfully attempting to adapt to unification.· This is supposed to guarantee the new money will be stable and strong.· And, if you're not delighted with your purchase, we guarantee to refund your money in full.· First among these responsibilities is to guarantee sound money.· And as with all our offers we guarantee to refund your money if you're not entirely satisfied with your order.
· The constitution guarantees federal payments, but that does not mean they have to be made on time.· Instead, farmers would get a guaranteed but dwindling federal payment over each of the next seven years.· An importer gets his own bank to guarantee payment by issuing a letter of credit.· Under the Conservation Reserve Program, farmers are guaranteed rental payments to idle sensitive crop land.· To do so would suggest that the Bank were in effect guaranteeing their payment at maturity.· The federal government currently protects its nonworking elderly with a promise of guaranteed Social Security payments.· The banks or organisations that issue them guarantee payment of bills run up by the credit card holder up to a certain limit.· Instead, participating farmers will get guaranteed but declining federal payments.
· And as soon as any of the old big names are fit, they're guaranteed a place in the team.· However, as the home country, the United States is guaranteed a place in the field.· Whoever wins that bout is likely to be in the semi-finals, which should guarantee an Olympic place.· It does not guarantee you some privileged place on earth.· It would be a tremendous blow if Boro lost Pears for a game that could guarantee a Premier League place.· A good performance from Baggio today would probably guarantee his place in Vicini's World Cup side.· It guarantees a training place to all 16- and 17-year-olds who leave full-time education and can not find a job.· The Government must speedily ensure that the necessary public and private resources are made available to guarantee the investment takes place.
· This is similar to a put option that guarantees investors a minimum price at which they can sell their shares.· By selling gold forward, producers are guaranteed a fixed price for their future gold production.· Basically the policy protected farmers by guaranteeing a price for their products and by setting up barriers against imports.· Some even had government guaranteed prices.· Keith Prowse are able to guarantee top price east stand seats together with first class hospitality facilities, situated within the Club.· Jim McCrery, R-La., said competition among oil companies would guarantee lower prices for consumers.· I guaranteed a starting price so long as I got last refusal - he was auctioning the piece.· Two, they guarantee the lowest prices.
· Is it worth paying the extra money to a company in order to guarantee good quality support and back-up?· Could Langlitz guarantee that level of quality, the company wonders, if it turned out 1, 000 jackets a month?· Ways of guaranteeing a quality service to clients have also been pursued in specific fields of work.· We will establish a new National Inspectorate for Health to guarantee a quality service.· If so, did managers have access to the type of training which would guarantee their quality?· Birds are bred by crossing champions, to try to guarantee a high quality of song.· Sites will guarantee the quality of the information available from their links, and these might become the Yahoos of the future.· Only when Anis controls every stage of production and can guarantee quality and delivery will it try exporting again.
· This includes two things: the guaranteed interest rate and the regular bonus rate.· It is invested in Treasury securities with a guaranteed monthly rate.· Every pound you repay on your mortgage offers a guaranteed rate of return of 11.5 per cent.
· These companies must pay a price that gives growers a guaranteed return, including a premium for social investment.· A bond promises a fixed interest rate, fixed maturity and guaranteed return of your principal, barring default.· Every pound you repay on your mortgage offers a guaranteed rate of return of 11.5 per cent.· Unisys bought $ 211 million worth of these Executive Life contracts, which guarantee a specific return to investors.· The agreement guarantees Kurds their safe return - but who is to be the guarantor of their long-term safety and freedom?· Unfortunately, choosing a top-paying account now does not guarantee the best returns in the long run.
· Yet nowhere are people guaranteed a right to food.· So far, 29 states have taken action to guarantee victims' rights.· We don't guarantee immediate positive rights.· We are, indeed, a nation of the law, and every citizen is guaranteed certain minimum rights.· The comparative method discloses a number of key issues which any legislation guaranteeing equal employment rights for disabled workers must address.· Pensions are guaranteed for workers whose right to them has been vested.· Both guarantee every woman's rights to have a child and everybody's right to found a family.· The Covenant is designed to guarantee civil and political rights to persons within each country that ratifies it.
· He threw out no sounding parties too weak to guarantee their own safety, and he lost none of them.· The families agreed not to contact police to guarantee the safety of the two men.· All this is supposed to guarantee a sense of safety, but after Mr Safra's death, the image is threatened.· Do it only if you can guarantee your own safety.· Omar expressed anxiety that we might be attacked as we withdrew from Bahdu, but Ali Wali guaranteed our safety.· Interior Ministry officials have said that they can not guarantee safety for protesters, so public protests will be banned indefinitely.· This will guarantee that safety and animal welfare standards have been satisfied.
· They are also demanding that the government guarantee their security.· The federal government currently protects its nonworking elderly with a promise of guaranteed Social Security payments.· He promised to guarantee the security of the populace and to continue the peace process.· The salary, usually small by normal standards, guarantees these individuals security through slow times.· We can't possibly guarantee their security and we wouldn't want to even if we could.· For one consequence of the whole deception was to guarantee my job security.· Security in any situation can never be guaranteed but the security that farming provided was obviously appreciated.· But developing nations are loath to agree unless they too are given some kind of guaranteed status on the Security Council.
· These are the qualities which will guarantee long lasting success.· What themes nearly guarantee success in movies and television?· The overbearing sophistication of conceptualism and minimalism did not guarantee success in art for anyone.· There are no cut-and-dried rules or regulations that will guarantee success or unfailingly point to the one correct decision.· The scheme has to be voted on by Headteachers and parents within ten days to guarantee it's success.· Furthermore, even the cherished college diploma no longer guarantees success.· The results are a blow for women who thought their long and hard-fought campaign would guarantee success.· It may feel it lacks the means to guarantee success and that a military enterprise would be too risky.
· Anyone who imagines that any regulatory system can invariably guarantee success is naive.· As heartbreaking as it is to acknowledge, no system can guarantee that.· But the capitalist system has no mechanism guaranteeing a smooth transition in such circumstances.· Although the school system guarantees youths an interview for a possible internship, it does not promise them an actual placement.· A system of guaranteed successions did exist, but was much more restricted in its scope.· The offline system automatically guarantees that two copies are taken before the online copy is deleted.· Proposed changes would phase out that support system, but guarantee farmers a gradually dwindling subsidy payment over the next seven years.
· Ownership by the Trust is often the surest way of guaranteeing the preservation of beautiful places of national importance.· There is the suggestion that being sick is one way of guaranteeing that a child will be taken care of.· It's the only way to guarantee that it will spread, and spread widely.· Monorail does the upgrades itself, paying for Federal Express shipping both ways and guaranteeing a four-to six-day turnaround.· As the preceding analysis should make clear, there is no way to guarantee success in the battle of the forms.· There is no way to guarantee that any particular group will achieve greatness, but there are ways to maximize the likelihood.· The most effective way to guarantee rapid distribution is to let people try the program out before asking them for payment.· But the fact that they teach the calendar in no way guarantees that my son or any other child will learn it.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► carry insurance/a guarantee etc
- According to Ken Harris, she has a cast-iron alibi.
- Do not expect a cast-iron guarantee of success.
WORD FAMILYnounguaranteeverbguarantee
1a)to promise to do something or to promise that something will happenguarantee (that) I guarantee you’ll love this film.guarantee somebody something If you send the application form in straight away, I can guarantee you an interview.guarantee to do something I cannot guarantee to work for more than a year. The law guarantees equal rights for men and women. b)to make a formal written promise to repair or replace a product if it breaks within a specific period of time: All our products are fully guaranteed.guarantee something against something The stereo is guaranteed against failure for a year.► see thesaurus at promise2to promise that you will pay back money that someone else has borrowed, if they do not pay it back themselves: The bank will only lend me money if my parents guarantee the loan.3to make it certain that something will happen: In movies, talent by no means guarantees success.guarantee that The built-in thermostat guarantees that the water remains at the same temperature all the time.be guaranteed to do something This latest incident is guaranteed to make the situation worse.be guaranteed something Even if you complete your training, you aren’t guaranteed a job.guarantee1 verbguarantee2 noun
guaranteeguarantee2 ●●○ AWL noun [countable] WORD ORIGINguarantee2
Origin:
1600-1700 Probably from guarantyEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a loan guarantee
- After the Second World War, Belgium wanted a guarantee that it would not be invaded again.
- Is the camera still under guarantee?
- The contract contains a guarantee that the building will be finished within 6 months.
- As a member of parliament Mr Berezovsky is theoretically immune from prosecution, but he described this guarantee as worthless.
- But what guarantee is there that technique No. 2 will actually be used?
- For workers in small firms employment guarantees are very rare, working hours are longer and safety records poor.
- It said this document was a guarantee of the pensions.
- Neither biological nor cultural evolution is any guarantee that we are inevitably moving towards a better world.
- Royal guarantees secured such a division.
THESAURUS
a statement that you will definitely do or provide something, which may not be reliable: · ‘I’ll call you tomorrow.’ ‘Is that a promise?’· Politicians are always making promises.
a public or official promise to do a particular thing in the future: · The Government has fulfilled at least 50% of its election pledges.· We have received pledges of help from various organizations.
a very serious promise to do something or not to do something that you choose to make: · He made a vow never to drink alcohol again.· your marriage vows
a formal promise, especially one that someone makes in a court of law: · Witnesses swear a solemn oath to tell the truth.· Public officials must take an oath to support the US Constitution.
a serious or public promise to do something, especially something difficult which needs a lot of effort or money: · The police have given an undertaking to reduce street crime in the city centre.· He was made to sign a written undertaking that he would not go within a mile of her house.
a promise that something will happen or is true, made so that someone is less worried or more confident: · You have my assurance that it won’t happen again.· The manager gave me his personal assurance that the goods would be delivered today.
a very definite promise that something will happen. A guarantee is also a formal written promise by a company to repair or replace a product free if it has a fault within a fixed period of time.: · With any diet, there’s no guarantee of success.· I’m afraid I can’t give you a 100% guarantee.· Is the camera still under guarantee (=within the period during which it can be repaired or replaced free)?
Longman Language Activatora promise a statement telling someone that you will definitely do something that they want you to do: · "I'll call you tomorrow." "Is that a promise?"promise of: · The refugees are relying on promises of food and aid from the West.make a promise: · Making promises is risky for a company, but it usually does result in improved customer relations.promise to do something: · Scott made a campaign promise not to raise taxes.promise that: · He left with a promise that he would be back before six.
a promise that something will definitely happen or is definitely true, which makes someone less worried or more confident: · Despite all their assurances, they broke the agreement and signed a deal with a rival company.assurance that: · I need an assurance that you will support me.give somebody an assurance: · The manager gave me his personal assurance that the parts would be here today.give somebody an assurance about/on: · His lawyer was unwilling to give him any kind of assurance about the outcome of the trial.
a promise that something will happen or be provided, because you are going to make sure of this. A guarantee is also a formal written promise by a company to repair or replace a product free if it has a fault within a fixed period of time: guarantee that: · The contract contains a guarantee that the building will be finished within 6 months.· After the Second World War, Belgium wanted a guarantee that it would not be invaded again.under guarantee (=within the period when a company promises to repair a product free of charge if something goes wrong): · Is the camera still under guarantee?
a promise to do something that will take a long time or involve a lot of effort: · The peace talks ended with smiles and handshakes, but no commitment.· Marriage, ideally, is a lifelong commitment.make a commitment: · The organization has made a commitment to plant 5,000 trees in San Francisco.commitment to: · The American adviser expressed America's commitment to Africa's economic development.commitment to doing something: · The governor has a strong commitment to creating jobs in the state.
a public or official promise to give help, support, or money to an organization, group, or person: · The Government has fulfilled at least 50% of its election pledges.pledge of: · We have received pledges of help from various organizations.pledge to do something: · The coup leaders have ignored their pledges to hold democratic elections.
a formal and serious promise, especially one that someone makes in a court of law: take/swear an oath (=make a promise): · Adams was elected to the British Parliament, but refused to swear an oath to the English Queen.under oath (=while you have made a promise to tell the truth in a court of law): · He admitted that he had lied under oath.oath of office (=the promises you make when you are elected to a government position): · The president takes the oath of office in a public ceremony.oath to do something: · Public officials must take an oath to support the U.S. Constitution.
a public or official promise to do something, especially something difficult, which needs a lot of effort or money, and that you will be responsible for making sure that it is done: undertaking to do something: · Khrushchev demanded an American undertaking not to attack Cuba.undertaking that: · Before we can release you, we need an undertaking that you will not leave town before the trial.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs The government offered safe passage to militants taking up their offer of peace talks.
· All our boots have a one-year guarantee for being waterproof.
· The building work comes with a 30-year guarantee.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + guarantee· Our clocks carry a five-year guarantee.
(=one that gives you back the money you paid if there is a problem)· The company offers a 30-day, money-back guarantee on all its products.
(=one that lasts as long as the object your have bought)· The binoculars are covered against manufacturing faults by a lifetime guarantee.
(=one that covers all problems)· A full guarantee comes with every purchase.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (=says it must happen or exist)· Hungary's constitution guarantees freedom of religion.
The government offered safe passage to militants taking up their offer of peace talks.· There were few laws or regulations to ensure the safety of workers.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· In order to make this possible, certain guarantees and machinery would have to be established.· Socialist victory in the advanced capitalist countries constitutes the only certain guarantee of enduring peace.· Innocent needed to be approached as arbiter and he wanted certain guarantees.· He has certain guarantees to live in peace in Cuernavaca.· The property may be sold with the benefit of certain guarantees to its conditions.
· The letter called for implementation of constitutional guarantees, freedom and justice, and criticized the government's handling of the economy.· The czars introduced constitutional guarantees, only to ignore them whenever it suited their purpose.· Collectivism is thus given a very positive image when linked to constitutional guarantees of individual rights.· What you have here is a situation where custom and convention comes up against constitutional guarantees.· Beside these confusions, the constitutional guarantee of free speech has an impressive simplicity.· The present case, then, concerns a relationship lying within the zone of privacy created by several fundamental constitutional guarantees.
· Many House Republicans want to eliminate all entitlements, or federal guarantees of aid to certain groups.· The vote against a federal guarantee of a minimal, subsistence level of support was a devastating loss to all women.· It eliminates the federal guarantee of cash assistance for the needy.
· These proposals have generally assumed the need for international guarantees of this status.· For Soviet officials such international guarantees should become a component part of a political settlement.
· The only real guarantee of output and investment growth, however, is demand growth.· The only guarantee that I can give is that there will not be a Tory Government after the 1992 election.· If the Government use their majority, the only guarantee of consideration is another place.
· Such personal guarantees become effective if and when the company itself can not meet its financial obligations.· Should you sign any personal guarantees?· Purchaser to use reasonable endeavours to release target directors from any personal guarantees.· And he adds his personal guarantee of company and protection, with the assurance of eventual safe return.· The company subsequently went into receivership and the bank called in the personal guarantees.· That is not surprising if they stand to lose large amounts of money through personal guarantees they may have given.
NOUN· Many companies offer a 30-day money back guarantee.· Three-year manufacturer's warranty and 30-day money back guarantee.· A money-back guarantee could be attractive to potential customers-but are you willing to pay the price?
· Cheque guarantee cards facilitate the process.· Clearly, the absence of cheque guarantee cards limited the value of the cheque book facility.· As we saw earlier, societies were previously inhibited in this by the fact that they could not issue cheque guarantee cards.· The fact that such a cheque is supported by a cheque guarantee card makes no difference.· And the Eurocheque guarantee card which comes with them will draw cash from dispensers.· One contained only an empty ammunition box, the other a number of receipts from firearms dealers and some guarantee cards.
· The bank has simultaneously raised the cheque guarantee limit to £250 for its Premier Visa cardholders..· Clearly, the absence of cheque guarantee cards limited the value of the cheque book facility.· As we saw earlier, societies were previously inhibited in this by the fact that they could not issue cheque guarantee cards.· The fact that such a cheque is supported by a cheque guarantee card makes no difference.
· These included indirect costs such as losses incurred by the state export credit guarantee agency Coface.· All of the companies had asked for the export credit guarantee agencies of their countries to fund their part of the work.· Is this about export credit guarantees?
· Counselling services and loan guarantees are among the better known.· How are loan guarantees to be counted?· To be managed by the Federal Railroad Administration, the programme will offer loans and loan guarantees for up to 25 years.· Congress has approved $ 117 million in development aid and loan guarantees to Pretoria this year.· The government-sponsored loan guarantees could be an alternative for some airlines which have been seeking foreign partners, the Times said.· He had helped lead the Senate fight for the loan guarantees.
· And it comes with a removable air filter, an extra long cable, fitted plug and a two year guarantee.· Priced from £12.99 to £32.50, they are all beautifully designed and each comes with a two year guarantee.· Window frames carry a thirty year guarantee against rot or decay.· Airbus has been given a three year guarantee on that contract.· The plastic tanks carry a 25-year guarantee.
VERB· They carry no guarantees, but many of them are likely to be near the mark.· Even for old conservatives, though, a return to central planning carries no guarantee of a stress-free future.· Such acknowledgment indicates receipt of your order and carries no guarantee of availability.· Window frames carry a thirty year guarantee against rot or decay.· Obviously, recognition does not carry with it any guarantee of military protection.· The name seems to carry its own guarantee of quality and prices are generally fair, so you can't go wrong.· There's a choice of four great family models and each one carries a 10-year guarantee.
· The welfare plan still would end the basic guarantee of money to poor families.
· They may then have been required to give hostages as a guarantee of future good behaviour.· We will start by giving this guarantee to those groups most in need, including the long-term unemployed and single parents.· It gives him a guarantee against a falling market, but also allows him to benefit from an upturn.· The deposit of a thesis in a library gives no guarantee of copyright protection.· But the key sticking point is that the Government will not give a mortgage guarantee without Cammell raising a performance bond.· Here too the legatee would be asked to give a guarantee that he would make over the property as requested.· These are the 16 to 18-year-olds to whom the Government have given a guarantee.
· The Regulations make clear that these sections do not apply to any private companies, whether limited by shares or guarantee.· This normally applies to private companies limited by guarantee.· If the company is limited by guarantee then slightly different considerations apply.· A company limited by guarantee must register.· A private company may, however, be limited by shares or limited by guarantee.· However, no new company limited by guarantee is permitted to have shares.· Legislation is also in the pipeline to allow companies limited by guarantee, and hybrid companies, to be formed.
· Those letters tell us that more than half the TECs are not meeting the youth guarantee.
· To be managed by the Federal Railroad Administration, the programme will offer loans and loan guarantees for up to 25 years.· There are few places that offer a guarantee.· Choose 100 percent wool or an 80/20 combination of wool and nylon, especially if it offers a wear guarantee.· But he offered few other guarantees and rejected the Democrats' request for a termination date for the investigation and hearings.· The benevolent powers offer no guarantees.· A shop will prove a little more expensive but may be able to offer some kind of guarantee.· Mach3 offers money back Gillette is offering a money back guarantee in its latest promotion for razor brand Mach3.· Overdrive will try to find a replacement driver but offers no guarantee in this regard.
· Each pays a fixed guarantee rate of return, which we receive TAX-FREE.· Promoters also complained about having to pay higher guarantees to artists, which cut into their profits.· The successor to the guarantor had a branch in London and deducted tax on paying sums under the guarantee.· Only when you pay off on your guarantee does a bank loan give you basis in the corporation.
· Alternatively, a purchaser may refuse to provide a parent company guarantee if this was not covered in the heads.· The Novartis team used a low risk philosophy, which necessarily cost more, though it provided guarantees against disaster.· Will the Treasury provide guarantees of losses over the life of a franchise on, for example, rural or commuter routes?· The bank also provided guarantees without which the consortium would not have committed itself to the project.· They would have had to provide a £ 5,000 guarantee that they would not settle illegally.· The Act also provides new guarantees and more favourable tax allowances.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► carry insurance/a guarantee etc
- According to Ken Harris, she has a cast-iron alibi.
- Do not expect a cast-iron guarantee of success.
WORD FAMILYnounguaranteeverbguarantee
1a formal written promise to repair or replace a product if it breaks within a specific period of time SYN warranty: They offer a two-year guarantee on all their electrical goods.come with/carry a guarantee Our computers come with a one-year guarantee.under guarantee Is your TV under guarantee (=protected by a guarantee)? a money-back guarantee2a formal promise that something will be doneguarantee of I’m afraid there’s no guarantee of success.guarantee that I cannot give a guarantee that there will be no redundancies.3a)a promise that you will pay back money that someone else has used or borrowed, if they do not pay it themselves b)something valuable that you give to someone to keep until you have done something you promised to do: The bank is holding the airline’s assets as guarantees.COLLOCATIONSverbshave a guarantee· All our boots have a one-year guarantee for being waterproof.come with/carry a guarantee· The building work comes with a 30-year guarantee.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + guaranteea one-year/two-year etc guarantee· Our clocks carry a five-year guarantee.a money-back guarantee (=one that gives you back the money you paid if there is a problem)· The company offers a 30-day, money-back guarantee on all its products.a lifetime guarantee (=one that lasts as long as the object your have bought)· The binoculars are covered against manufacturing faults by a lifetime guarantee.a full guarantee (=one that covers all problems)· A full guarantee comes with every purchase.