guaranty
/ˈɡæɹənti/
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. Also the alternative form of guarantee.
Noun
guaranty (plural guaranties)
- 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.
- Something serving as a security for such an undertaking.
- No doubt the city of New York and the State of California contain capital enough for the completion of the entire road,--would subscribe to it, too, upon sufficient guaranties.1864, Various, The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864
- An assurance or guarantee.
- ...He had contemplated the match as the fittest for the heir to England's throne, and one that offered the best guaranty for mutual happiness and a vigorous progeniture.1886, James Parton, “King and Queen of Denmark”, in Some Noted Princes, Authors, and Statesmen of Our Time
- America has sent us guaranties She will demand that Maximilian Be held but as a prisoner of war.1904, Olive Tilford Dargan, Semiramis and Other Plays
Also used as
guaranty is also the alternative form of guarantee.
Forms of guaranty
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | guaranties |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | guaranties |
| present participle | guarantying |
| past participle | guarantied |
| past | guarantied |
Origin of guaranty
From Old French guarantie, from Old French guarantie (“protection, defense”), from Old French garantir, guarantir (“to warrant, vouch for something”), from Old French garant, guarant, warant (“a warrant; warranter, supporter, defender, protector”), from Frankish *warand, *warjand (“a warrant”), from Frankish *warjan (“to fend for, designate something as true, vouch for”), from Proto-Germanic *warjaną (“to defend, protect”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to close, cover, protect, save, defend”). Cognate with Middle Low German warent, warend (“a warrant”), German gewähren (“to grant”). More at warrant. Doublet of guarantee and warranty.
Questions about guaranty
- What does guaranty mean?
- Guaranty means 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.
- What part of speech is guaranty?
- Guaranty is a noun.
- How do you pronounce guaranty?
- Guaranty is pronounced /ˈɡæɹənti/ (UK).
- What is the plural of guaranty?
- The plural of guaranty is guaranties.
Words near guaranty in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: guaranty (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-guaranty.wav.
Cite this entry: “guaranty.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/guaranty. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.