warranty

Plural: warranties

Noun

• A guarantee, especially on a product.
• a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
• A guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security.
• A legal agreement that was a real covenant and ran with the land: The grantor of a piece of real estate held in freehold, and their heirs, were required to officially guarantee their claim and plead their case for the title. If evicted by someone with a superior claim (paramount title), they were also required to hand over other real estate of equal value in recompense. It has now been replaced by personal covenants and the covenant of warranty.
• A legal agreement that was a real covenant and ran with the land: The grantor of a piece of real estate held in freehold, and their heirs, were required to officially guarantee their claim and plead their case for the title. If evicted by someone with a superior claim (paramount title), they were also required to hand over other real estate of equal value in recompense. It has now been replaced by personal covenants and the covenant of warranty.
• A covenant, also called the covenant of warranty, whereby the grantor assures the grantee that he or she will not be subject to the claims of someone with a paramount title, thereby guaranteeing the status of the title that is being conveyed.
• A legal agreement, either written or oral (an expressed warranty) or implied through the actions of the buyer and seller (an implied warranty), which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised, such as in a sale of an item or piece of real estate.
• A written guarantee, usually over a fixed period, provided to someone who buys a product or item, which states that certain repairs and/or replacement parts will be provided free of charge in case of damage or a defect.
• A stipulation of an insurance policy made by an insuree, guaranteeing that the facts of the policy are true and the insurance risk is as stated, which if not fulfilled renders the policy void.
• Justification or mandate to do something, especially in terms of one’s personal conduct; warrant.

Verb

• To warrant; to guarantee.

Examples

• He had no warranty that his six-letter word would actually be valid in Words With Friends.
• I made sure to check the terms of my warranty for my computer to ensure that I was covered in case it broke down.
• I took out an extended warranty on my television for five years at a cost of $100.
• It's always a good idea to get a good warranty on anything you buy that you think may break down.

Synonyms

guarantee, warrant, warrantee