warrant

/'wɔrənt/

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The customer service representative explained the product's warranty to the buyer.

Definition

Noun:
- A written assurance or guarantee: A formal document promising that a product or service will meet specified standards or be provided.
- Formal authorization or approval: An official sanction or endorsement for an action.
- A type of financial security: A certificate issued by a corporation giving the holder the right to buy a specific amount of its stock at a fixed price within a set time.
- A judicial writ: A written order issued by a court, especially one authorizing law enforcement to perform a specific act, such as an arrest or search.
Verb:
- To guarantee or vouch for: To provide a formal assurance regarding the quality, accuracy, or condition of something.
- To justify or provide adequate grounds for: To serve as a sufficient reason for an action, decision, or belief.

Usage Examples

Noun:
- The new television comes with a two-year warranty. (The new television includes a two-year written guarantee.)
- The police cannot search your house without a warrant. (The police need a judicial order to search your house.)
- He invested in bonds that came with stock warrants. (He invested in bonds that included rights to purchase stock.)
Verb:
- The manufacturer warrants that all parts are free from defects. (The manufacturer guarantees that all parts have no defects.)
- The evidence was strong enough to warrant further investigation. (The evidence provided sufficient justification for more investigation.)

Advanced Usage

"to have a warrant out for someone's arrest": To be the subject of an official judicial order for arrest.
- The fugitive has a warrant out for his arrest in three states.
"death warrant": An order authorizing a person's execution; (figuratively) an action ensuring failure or termination.
- Signing that contract was the company's death warrant.
"search warrant": A court order authorizing law enforcement to search a specified location for evidence.
- The judge issued a search warrant for the suspect's apartment.

Variants and Related Words

Warranty (n): A specific type of guarantee, often regarding the condition of a product and the maker's responsibility for repairing or replacing it.
- The laptop's warranty covers hardware failures for one year.
Warrantless (adj): Conducted without a judicial warrant.
- A warrantless search is generally unconstitutional unless an exception applies.
Warrantable (adj): Justifiable; able to be authorized or guaranteed.
- The actions were not warrantable under company policy.

Synonyms

Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Warrant" is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its meanings are typically expressed directly.)

Related Idioms

"I'll warrant (you)": (Archaic/Formal) I assure or promise you.
- He's up to no good, I'll warrant you.
"Warrant attention/consideration": To deserve or require attention or consideration.
- The scientist's new theory warrants serious consideration from her peers.

The customer service representative explained the product's warranty to the buyer.

Noun

a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
formal and explicit approval
- a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement
a type of security issued by a corporation (usually together with a bond or preferred stock) that gives the holder the right to purchase a certain amount of common stock at a stated price
- as a sweetener they offered warrants along with the fixed-income securities
a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts

Verb

stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of
- The dealer warrants all the cars he sells
- I warrant this information
show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for
- The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns
- The end justifies the means

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