Guar`an*tee" (?), n.; pl.
Guarantees (#). [For guaranty, prob. influenced by
words like assignee, lessee, etc. See Guaranty, and cf.
Warrantee.] 1. In law and common usage: A
promise to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of
some duty, in case of the failure of another person, who is, in the
first instance, liable to such payment or performance; an engagement
which secures or insures another against a contingency; a warranty; a
security. Same as Guaranty.
His interest seemed to be a guarantee for his
zeal.
Macaulay.
2. One who binds himself to see an
undertaking of another performed; a guarantor.
South.
&fist; Guarantor is the correct form in this sense.
3. (Law) The person to whom a guaranty
is made; -- the correlative of guarantor.
Syn. -- Guarantee, Warranty. A guarantee is
an engagement that a certain act will be done or not done in future.
A warranty is an engagement as to the qualities or title of a thing
at the time of the engagement.
Guar"an*tee`, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. guaranteed (?); p, pr. & vb. n.
Guaranteeing.] [From Guarantee, n.]
In law and common usage: to undertake or engage for the payment
of (a debt) or the performance of (a duty) by another person; to
undertake to secure (a possession, right, claim, etc.) to another
against a specified contingency, or at all events; to give a
guarantee concerning; to engage, assure, or secure as a thing that
may be depended on; to warrant; as, to guarantee the execution
of a treaty.
The United States shall guarantee to every
State in this Union a republican form of government.
Constitution of the U. S.
