guarantee
/ˌgærənˈtiː/ verb [T]Definition
› to promise that something will happen or is true: guarantee sb sth European Airlines guarantees its customers top-quality service.guarantee that sth is sth We guarantee that our products are 100% safe.be guaranteed (to be) sth Their bread is guaranteed free of preservatives.
› to make something sure to happen or to be true: Good design does not always guarantee success.guarantee that How can we guarantee that no one can access our intranet?
› COMMERCE if a company guarantees a product or service, it gives a written promise to return the customer's money or repair or exchange the product if there is a problem with it within a particular period: guarantee sth for sth We guarantee all our work for six months.
› BANKING to offer something valuable to someone with the agreement that they can keep it if you fail to pay a loan or do what you promise: If you guarantee the loan, you will lose the business if you default on payments.
(Definition of guarantee verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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