warranty Hear it!

warranty definition

war·ranty (wôr′ən tē, wär′-)

noun pl. warranties -·ties

  1. official authorization or sanction
  2. justification; reasonable grounds, as for an opinion or action
  3. Law a guarantee; specif.,
    1. a guarantee or an assurance, explicit or implied, of something having to do with a contract, as of sale; esp., the seller's assurance to the purchaser that the goods or property is or shall be as represented and, if not, will be replaced or repaired
    2. a guarantee by the insured that the facts are as stated in regard to an insurance risk, or that specified conditions shall be fulfilled: it constitutes a part of the contract and must be fulfilled to keep the contract in force
    3. a covenant by which the seller of real estate assures, and is bound to defend, the security of the title
      in full covenant of warranty

Etymology: ME warantie < NormFr (OFr garantie): see warrant

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Alternate definitions:

business warranty definition - business

law warranty definition - legal

warranty Synonyms

warranty

n.

guaranty, guarantee, written guaranty, pledge; see guaranty 2.


Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus Copyright © 1999 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

warranty Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • invalidate: Non domestic use of goods may invalidate a warranty or guarantee given by the manufacturer of the Goods.

Preposition: against

  • rot: Timber has a 12 year warranty against wood rot and insect damage.

Adjective modifier

  • implied: It is provided " as is " without express or implied warranty.

Noun used with modifier

  • collateral: There was, in addition, a claim against H R Owen for damages for breach of collateral warranty.

Possessives

  • manufacturer: All our goods come with a 12 months manufacturer's warranty to give you complete peace of mind.

Preposition: of

  • merchantability: The Provider also disclaims any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

Preposition: for

  • authenticity: MI6 accept no responsibility or give warranty for the accuracy authenticity or correctness of content.
warranty usage examples (more)

The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.

Link to this page:

Cite this page:

MLA Style

"warranty." Webster's New World College Dictionary. 2009

  • Your Dictionary. 5 July 2009
  • <www.yourdictionary.com/warranty>

APA Style

warranty. (2009). In Webster's New World College Dictionary

  • Retrieved July 5th, 2009, from www.yourdictionary.com/warranty

Comments:

Please or Register to post a comment