I. ˈger-ən-tē, ˈgär-, ˈga-rən- noun
( plural -ties )
Etymology: Anglo-French garantie, from garantir, warentir to protect, warrant, guarantee — more at warrant
Date: 1592
1. : an undertaking to answer for the payment of a debt or the performance of a duty of another in case of the other's default or miscarriage
2. : guarantee 3
3. : guarantor
4. : something given as security : pledge
5. : the protection of a right afforded by legal provision (as in a constitution)
II. transitive verb
( -tied ; -ty·ing )
Date: 1737
: guarantee