warranty

/ˈwɒɹ.ən.ti/US/ˈwoɹ.ən.ti/

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warranty noun: a guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security.

Noun

warranty (countable and uncountable, plural warranties)

(countable) A guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security.
- Those who have had the care and government of politic societies introduced coinage, as a remedy of those two inconveniences. The stamp was a warranty of the public, that, under such a denomination, they should receive a piece of such a weight, and such a fineness; […]1691, John Locke, Some Considerations on the consequences of the Lowering of Interest and the Raising of the Value of Money, Thomas Davison, Whitefriars, published 1823, page 88
- However, governance is no universal panacea for business ills; it is a warning, not a warranty against failure.2003, John W. Hendrikse, Leigh Hendrikse, Business Governance Handbook: Principles and Practice, 2nd edition, published 2008, page 238
(countable, obsolete) A legal agreement that was a real covenant and ran with the land: The grantor of a piece of real estate held in freehold, and their heirs, were required to officially guarantee their claim and plead their case for the title. If evicted by someone with a superior claim (paramount title), they were also required to hand over other real estate of equal value in recompense. It has now been replaced by personal covenants and the covenant of warranty.
1. (countable, obsolete) A covenant, also called the covenant of warranty, whereby the grantor assures the grantee that he or she will not be subject to the claims of someone with a paramount title, thereby guaranteeing the status of the title that is being conveyed.
(countable) A legal agreement, either written or oral (an expressed warranty) or implied through the actions of the buyer and seller (an implied warranty), which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised, such as in a sale of an item or piece of real estate.
(countable) A written guarantee, usually over a fixed period, provided to someone who buys a product or item, which states that certain repairs and/or replacement parts will be provided free of charge in case of damage or a defect.
- I took out an extended warranty on my television for five years at a cost of $100.
- I made sure to check the terms of my warranty for my computer to ensure that I was covered in case it broke down.
(countable) A stipulation of an insurance policy made by an insuree, guaranteeing that the facts of the policy are true and the insurance risk is as stated, which if not fulfilled renders the policy void.
(rare, uncountable) Justification or mandate to do something, especially in terms of one’s personal conduct; warrant.
- […] Since, if they disobey any precept, that is no excuse to us, nor gives us any warranty for companies fake to disobey likewise.1683, John Kettlewell, An Help and Exhortation to Worthy Communicating, page 379

Verb

warranty (third-person singular simple present warranties, present participle warrantying, simple past and past participle warrantied)

To warrant; to guarantee.

warranty meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

warranty in Hindi

legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised: वारंटी vāraṇṭī, गारंटी gāraṇṭī, ज़मानत zamānat

warranty in Tamil

ஈட்டுறுதி, சான்றுவலிமை, பொறுப்புறுதி, உத்தரவாதம், நம்புறுதி சரி எனும் ஆதாரம், காப்புறுதி முறிமத்திலுள்ள நிபந்தனை

warranty in Urdu

legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised: ضمانت zamānat, وارنٹی vāraṇṭī

More languagesFewer languages

warranty in Bengali: জামানত jamanot
warranty in Telugu: వారంటీ, వారెంటీ
warranty in Malayalam: ഉറപ്പുരേഖ, ഗുണമേന്മോത്തരവാദിത്തം, നഷ്ടോത്തരവാദം, ഉത്തരവാദം
warranty in Kannada: ಭರವಸೆ, ಖಾತರಿ, ಸಾಧ್ಯತೆ, ಸಮರ್ಥನೆ
warranty in Punjabi: ਵਾਰੰਟੀ
warranty in Gujarati: વોરંટી, વૉરંટી
warranty in Odia: ୱାରେଣ୍ଟି, ୱାରେନ୍ଟି
warranty in Nepali: वारेन्टी, वारंटी, वारेन्टिङ
warranty in Pashto: ضمانت zamānat
warranty in Arabic: ضَمَان ḍamān, ضَمَانَة ḍamāna, كَفَالَة kafāla
warranty in Persian: ضمانت zemânat, گارانتی gârânti, کفالت kafâlat
warranty in Thai: การรับรอง gaan-ráp-rɔɔng
warranty in Vietnamese: sự bảo lãnh

Examples of warranty in a sentence

It's always a good idea to get a good warranty on anything you buy that you think may break down.
The phrase National Statistics, in capitals, is a warranty that the statistics in question are produced by neutral statisticians and are immune from political interference.2013, Iain McLean, Jim Gallagher, Guy Lodge, Scotland's Choices: The Referendum and What Happens Afterwards, 2nd edition, published 2014...

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Forms of warranty

Noun
plural	warranties
Verb
third-person singular present	warranties
present participle	warrantying
past participle	warrantied
past	warrantied

Plural of warranty: warranties

Origin of warranty

From Middle English warantye, warantie, from Anglo-Norman warrantie, an Old Northern French variant of Old French guarantie (Modern French garantie). Doublet of guarantee and guaranty. More at warrant.

Words formed from warranty

Phrases with warranty

Questions about warranty

What does warranty mean?: Warranty means a guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security.
What is warranty in Hindi?: Warranty in Hindi is वारंटी (vāraṇṭī), गारंटी (gāraṇṭī), ज़मानत (zamānat). See Warranty meaning in Hindi.
How do you use warranty in a sentence?: It's always a good idea to get a good warranty on anything you buy that you think may break down.
What part of speech is warranty?: Warranty can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce warranty?: Warranty is pronounced /ˈwɒɹ.ən.ti/ (UK).
What is the plural of warranty?: The plural of warranty is warranties.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: warranty (page history and authors); warranty (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); warranty (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); warranty (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); warranty (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); warranty (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); warranty (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); warranty (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); warranty (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); warranty (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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: 2026-09-02

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