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warranty - 14 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | warranty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | promise |
| Synonyms: | assurance, bail, bond, certificate, contract, covenant, guarantee, guaranty, pledge, security, surety, written promise |
| Notes: | guarantee is from Old French garant 'a warrant,' while warranty is from Old North French warantie, derived from warant 'a warrant.' Both garant and warant came from Frankish (the West Germanic language spoken in the 400s and 500s in the region of ancient Gaul that became France), represented by Old High German weren 'to confirm, warrant.' Guarantee is a general term for a representation regarding a good's quality and performance - and warranty is the legal term for the document; the person to whom it is issued is the warrantee with the issuer being the warrantor technically, a warrantee is a person to whom a warranty is given and the warranty is a promise to repair or replace a faulty product |
| Antonyms: | breach, break |
| Main Entry: | bail |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | money for assurance |
| Synonyms: | bond, collateral, guarantee, pawn, pledge, security, surety, warrant, warranty, recognizance |
| Main Entry: | certificate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | authorizing document |
| Synonyms: | affidavit, affirmation, authorization, coupon, deed, diploma, docket, endorsement, guarantee, license, paper, pass, permit, receipt, record, testament, testimonial, testimony, ticket, voucher, warrant, warranty, attestation, authentication, certification, credential, documentation, sheepskin*, shingle, testification |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | guarantee |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pledge, promise |
| Synonyms: | agreement, assurance, bail, bargain, bond, certainty, certificate, charter, collateral, contract, covenant, deposit, earnest, guaranty, insurance, lock, oath, pawn, pipe, security, sure thing*, surety, testament, token, undertaking, vow, warrant, warranty, word, word of honor, attestation, certification, gage, recognizance |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | insurance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | protection, security |
| Synonyms: | allowance, assurance, backing, cover, coverage, guarantee, indemnity, provision, safeguard, support, warrant, warranty, indemnification |
| Main Entry: | warrant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | authorization |
| Synonyms: | assurance, authority, basis, carte blanche, certificate, commission, credentials, earnest, foundation, go-ahead*, green light*, guarantee, license, okay*, pass, passport, pawn, permission, permit, pledge, right, sanction, security, subpoena, summons, tag, testimonial, ticket, token, verification, warranty, word, accreditation, authentication, credential, ducat, official document, shingle, sticker |
| Antonyms: | breach, break |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | word of honor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | solemn declaration |
| Synonyms: | assurance, commitment, faith, gentlemen's agreement, guarantee, oath, pledge, plight, promise, solemn oath, solemn promise, solemn word, swearing, troth, verbal agreement, vow, warrant, warranty |
| Main Entry: | assurance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | statement to relieve doubt |
| Synonyms: | affirmation, assertion, declaration, guarantee, insurance, lock*, oath, pledge, profession, promise, security, support, sure thing*, vow, warrant, warranty, word, word of honor, lock on, rain or shine, shoo-in |
| Antonyms: | distrust, doubt |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | deposit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | down payment; money saved |
| Synonyms: | drop, installment, pledge, retainer, security, stake, warranty, money in the bank, partial payment |
| Antonyms: | debit, withdrawal |
| Main Entry: | promise |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | one's word that something will be done |
| Synonyms: | affirmation, agreement, assurance, avowal, betrothal, bond, commitment, compact, consent, contract, covenant, earnest, engagement, guarantee, insurance, marriage, oath, obligation, pact, parole, pawn, pledge, plight, profession, promissory note, security, stipulation, swear, swearing, token, troth, undertaking, vow, warrant, warranty, word, word of honor, affiance, asseveration, espousal, sacred word |
| Antonyms: | break, renege |
| Main Entry: | deed |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | legal paper assigning property; contract |
| Synonyms: | agreement, bargain, certificate, charter, compact, conveyance, covenant, document, indenture, instrument, lease, papers, proof, record, release, security, title, transaction, voucher, warranty |
| Main Entry: | pledge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sign of good faith |
| Synonyms: | bail, bond, collateral, deposit, earnest, guarantee, guaranty, pawn, security, surety, token, warrant, warranty, gage |
| Antonyms: | break |
| Main Entry: | guaranty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a document giving assurance |
| Synonyms: | bond, certificate, charter, contract, security, testament, warrant, warranty |
| Main Entry: | bond |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | guarantee; contract |
| Synonyms: | agreement, bargain, certificate, collateral, compact, convention, covenant, debenture, guaranty, obligation, pact, pledge, promise, security, transaction, warrant, warranty, word |
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