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garantía — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • assurance noun A confident promise or statement meant to remove doubt.
  • bond noun A certificate representing a loan to a government or company, which pays interest and repays the original amount later.
  • guarantee noun A firm promise or assurance that something will happen or that a product will work as described.
  • guaranty noun An undertaking to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some contract or duty, of another, in case of the failure of such other to pay or perform; a warranty; a security.
  • security noun The state of being safe from danger, harm, or threat.
  • warrant noun An official document issued by a court or authority giving legal permission for an action, such as an arrest or search.
  • warranty noun A written guarantee, usually provided with a purchase, promising repair or replacement if the product turns out to be faulty within a set period.

Senses

garantía is used for these senses in English:

  • assurance (insurance) Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death. Assurance is used in relation to life contingencies, and insurance in relation to other contingencies. It is called temporary assurance, in the time within which the contingent event must happen is limited.
  • bond A partial payment made to show a provider that the customer is sincere about buying a product or a service. If the product or service is not purchased the customer then forfeits the bond.
  • guarantee Anything that assures a certain outcome.
  • guarantee (specifically) A written declaration that a certain product will be fit for a purpose and work correctly; a warranty.
  • security (countable) Something that secures.
  • security (legal) Something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation or law.
  • security deposit An amount of money paid in advance as security against the payor's non-performance of a contractual obligation.
  • warrant (countable) Something that provides assurance or confirmation; a guarantee or proof.

assurance — full definition

  1. noun A confident promise or statement meant to remove doubt.
  2. noun Confidence in oneself; self-assured certainty.
  3. noun British English term for insurance, especially life insurance.

bond — full definition

  1. noun A certificate representing a loan to a government or company, which pays interest and repays the original amount later.
  2. noun An emotional connection or tie between people.
  3. noun A binding legal agreement, or a sum of money paid as a guarantee.
  4. verb To form a close connection with someone, or to join two things firmly together.

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