HOW TO PRONOUNCE
warranty
/ˈwɔɹənti/
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Keep the middle vowel lighter, then retain n and t before the final ee without adding an extra syllable.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“The booklet explains the warranty.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does warranty mean?
noun
- A guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security.
- 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.
More meanings (5)
noun
- 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.
- (obsolete) 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 It has now been replaced by personal covenants and the covenant of warranty.
- (obsolete) 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.
- (rare) Justification or mandate to do something, especially in terms of one’s personal conduct; warrant.
verb
- To warrant; to guarantee.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈwɔɹənti/
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I never did Offend you in my life, never lov’d Cassio But with such general warranty of heaven As I might love.
I replied immediately that I wanted a warranty deed and a guarantee policy.
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I take a pleasure in being uninterested in other men’s affairs, and disengaged from being their warranty, and responsible for what they do.
Ability to use even in a masterly way an established technique gives no warranty of artistic work, for the latter also depends upon an animating idea.
The risk of advertising her as able to sail without ballast is not great, since the statement does not imply a warranty of her arriving anywhere.