- Warranty
- Warranty War"rant*y, v. t. To warrant; to guarantee. [1913 Webster]
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warranty — war·ran·ty / wȯr ən tē, wär / n pl ties [modification (influenced by warrant ) of Anglo French garantie, from garantir to protect, warrant] 1: a promise in a deed that gives the grantee of an estate recourse (as through an action for damages)… … Law dictionary
Warranty — War rant*y, n.; pl. {Warranties}. [OF. warantie, F. garantie. See {Warrant}, n., and cf. {Guaranty}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anc. Law) A covenant real, whereby the grantor of an estate of freehold and his heirs were bound to warrant and defend the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
warranty — [wôr′ən tē, wär′ən tē] n. pl. warranties [ME warantie < NormFr (OFr garantie): see WARRANT] 1. official authorization or sanction 2. justification; reasonable grounds, as for an opinion or action 3. Law a guarantee; specif., a) a guarantee or… … English World dictionary
Warranty — (spr. Uarränti), die Bedingungen, unter welchen englische u. amerikanische Assecuranzen abgeschlossen werden … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
warranty — mid 14c., legal term for various types of clauses in real estate transactions, from Anglo Fr. and O.N.Fr. warantie (O.Fr. guarantie), from warant (see WARRANT (Cf. warrant) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
warranty — [n] promise assurance, bail, bond, certificate, contract, covenant, guarantee, guaranty, pledge, security, surety, written promise; concepts 684,685 Ant. breach, break … New thesaurus
warranty — ► NOUN (pl. warranties) 1) a written guarantee promising to repair or replace an article if necessary within a specified period. 2) an engagement by an insured party that certain statements are true or that certain conditions shall be fulfilled … English terms dictionary
warranty — A promise that a proposition of fact is true. The Fred Smartley, Jr., C.A.Va., 108 F.2d 603, 606. An assurance by one party to agreement of existence of fact upon which other party may rely. It is intended precisely to relieve promisee of any… … Black's law dictionary
Warranty — In commercial and consumer transactions, a warranty is an obligation or guarantee that an article or service sold is as factually stated or legally implied by the seller, and that often provides for a specific remedy such as repair or replacement … Wikipedia
warranty — A guarantee by a seller to a buyer that if a product requires repair or remedy of a problem within a certain period after its purchase, the seller will repair the problem at no cost to the buyer. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * warranty… … Financial and business terms
