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warranty
What does warranty mean?
warranty (noun): a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use warranty in a sentence?
- The warranty is expiring. (Tatoeba sentence #13705994 by zogwarg, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce warranty?
/ˈwɔɹənti/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does warranty come from?
From Middle English warantye, warantie, from Anglo-Norman warrantie, an Old Northern French variant of Old French guarantie (Modern French garantie).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of warranty?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “warranty” mean?
something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress, either physically or figuratively
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a theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination
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the time after the sun has set but when the sky is still lit by sunlight; the evening twilight period
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a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
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Which word is closest in meaning to “warranty”?
community
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situation
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character
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guarantee
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