warranty

[ noun wawr-uhn-tee, wor-; verb wawr-uhn-tee, wor- ]
See synonyms for warranty on Thesaurus.com
noun,plural war·ran·ties.
  1. an act or an instance of warranting; assurance; authorization; warrant.

  2. Law.

    • a stipulation, explicit or implied, in assurance of some particular in connection with a contract, as of sale: an express warranty of the quality of goods.

    • Also called cov·e·nant of war·ran·ty. a covenant in a deed to land by which the party conveying assures the grantee that they will enjoy the premises free from interference by any person claiming under a superior title.: Compare quitclaim deed, warranty deed.

    • (in the law of insurance) a statement or promise, made by the party insured, and included as an essential part of the contract, falsity or nonfulfillment of which renders the policy void.

    • a judicial document, as a warrant or writ.

  1. a written guarantee given to the purchaser of a new appliance, automobile, or other item by the manufacturer or dealer, usually specifying that the manufacturer will make any repairs or replace defective parts free of charge for a stated period of time.

verb (used with object),war·ran·tied, war·ran·ty·ing.
  1. to provide a manufacturer's or dealer's warranty for: The automaker warranties its new cars against exterior rust.

Origin of warranty

1
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English waranti(e), warraunte, from Anglo-French, Old French war(r)antie, variant of Old French guarantie ); see warrant, -y3

Words that may be confused with warranty

Words Nearby warranty

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use warranty in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for warranty

warranty

/ (ˈwɒrəntɪ) /


nounplural -ties
  1. property law a covenant, express or implied, by which the vendor of real property vouches for the security of the title conveyed

  2. contract law an express or implied term in a contract, such as an undertaking that goods contracted to be sold shall meet specified requirements as to quality, etc: an extended warranty

  1. insurance law an undertaking by the party insured that the facts given regarding the risk are as stated

  2. the act of warranting

Origin of warranty

1
C14: from Anglo-French warantie, from warantir to warrant, variant of Old French guarantir; see warrant

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for warranty

warranty

A guarantee of the quality of a product or service made by the seller to the buyer.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.