guarantee

Main Entry:
guarantee [gar-uhn-tee]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: pledge, promise
Synonyms: agreement, assurance, attestation, bail, bargain, bond, certainty, certificate, certification, charter, collateral, contract, covenant, deposit, earnest, gage, guaranty, insurance, lock, oath, pawn, pipe, recognizance, security, sure thing, surety, testament, token, undertaking, vow, warrant, warranty, word, word of honor
Notes: guarantee is from Old French garant 'a warrant,' while warranty is from Old North French warantie, derived from warant 'a warrant.' Both garant and warant came from Frankish (the West Germanic language spoken in the 400s and 500s in the region of ancient Gaul that became France), represented by Old High German weren 'to confirm, warrant.' Guarantee is a general term for a representation regarding a good's quality and performance - and warranty is the legal term for the document; the person to whom it is issued is the warrantee with the issuer being the warrantor
Main Entry: accredit
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: give authorization or control
Synonyms: appoint, approve, authorize, certify, commission, empower, enable, endorse, entrust, guarantee, license, okay, recognize, sanction, vouch for
Antonyms: deny, disapprove, reject
Main Entry: acknowledgment
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: physical symbol of recognition
Synonyms: acclamation, addressing, answer, apology, applause, appreciation, bestowal, bow, card, confession, contract, credit, gift, gratitude, greeting, guarantee, hail, hailing, letter, nod, notice, reaction, receipt, reply, response, return, salutation, salute, signature, statement, support, thanks, token
Main Entry: affirm
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: declare the truth of something
Synonyms: assert, asseverate, attest, aver, avouch, avow, certify, cinch, clinch, confirm, cross heart, declare, guarantee, have a lock on, ice*, insist, lock up, maintain, nail down, okay, predicate, profess, pronounce, put on ice, ratify, repeat, rubber-stamp, say so, set, state, swear, swear on bible, swear up and down, testify, vouch, witness
Antonyms: deny, negate, nullify, veto
Main Entry: assurance
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: statement to relieve doubt
Synonyms: affirmation, assertion, declaration, guarantee, insurance, lock on, lock*, oath, pledge, profession, promise, rain or shine, security, shoo-in, support, sure thing, vow, warrant, warranty, word, word of honor
Antonyms: distrust, doubt
Main Entry: assure
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: promise
Synonyms: affirm, attest, aver, brace up, buck up, certify, confirm, give one's word, guarantee, pledge, swear, vouch for, vow
Main Entry: assure
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make certain
Synonyms: cinch, clinch, complete, confirm, ensure, guarantee, have a lock on, ice*, insure, lock, lock on, lock up, make sure, nail down, put on ice, seal, secure, set
Main Entry: authenticate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: establish as real, genuine
Synonyms: accredit, attest, authorize, bear out, certify, confirm, corroborate, endorse, guarantee, justify, prove, substantiate, validate, verify, vouch, warrant
Main Entry: bail
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: money for assurance
Synonyms: bond, collateral, guarantee, pawn, pledge, recognizance, security, surety, warrant, warranty
Notes: to bail is to remove water from a boat by filling a container and emptying it over the side; to bale is wrap or make into bundles
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