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/ˈwɔːrənti/ · /ˈwɒrənti/
A written promise from a company that it will fix or replace something you bought if it breaks within a set time.
保固
複數 warranties
核心畫面
The slip of paper that comes in the box with a new phone: if this stops working within two years, we will fix it or give you a new one. It is a promise with a clock on it — written down, and only good until the time runs out.
可以想成：新手機盒子裡附的那張紙——「兩年內壞掉，我們負責修或換」。它是一個「有時效的書面承諾」：寫下來才算數，過了…更多收起
可以想成：新手機盒子裡附的那張紙——「兩年內壞掉，我們負責修或換」。它是一個「有時效的書面承諾」：寫下來才算數，過了期限就失效。這兩點（白紙黑字、有期限）就是 warranty 跟一般口頭保證不一樣的地方。原始詞典資料8 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
warrantynoun/ˈwɔɹ.ən.ti/
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A guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security.
- Those who have had the care and government of politic societies introduced coinage, as a remedy of those two inconveniences. The stamp was a warranty of the public, that, under such a denomination, they should receive a piece of such a weight, and such a fineness; […]
- However, governance is no universal panacea for business ills; it is a warning, not a warranty against failure.
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obsoletebusinesslawreal-estateA 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 It has now been replaced by personal covenants and the covenant of warranty.
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obsoletebusinesslawreal-estateA 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 It has now been replaced by personal covenants and the covenant of warranty.
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lawA 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.
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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.
- I took out an extended warranty on my television for five years at a cost of $100.
- I made sure to check the terms of my warranty for my computer to ensure that I was covered in case it broke down.
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businessinsurancelawA 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.
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rareJustification or mandate to do something, especially in terms of one’s personal conduct; warrant.
- […] Since, if they disobey any precept, that is no excuse to us, nor gives us any warranty for companies fake to disobey likewise.
warrantyverb/ˈwɔɹ.ən.ti/
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To warrant; to guarantee.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。