warranty

Definition

A guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security.

Etymology

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.

Example Sentences

• "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; […]"
• "However, governance is no universal panacea for business ills; it is a warning, not a warranty against failure."
• "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."