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εγγύηση
guarantee /eɲˈɟi.i.si/
nounB1#1512 most common
Also: warranty, bail, security deposit
Example sentences
Η εγγύηση διαρκεί δύο χρόνια.
The warranty lasts two years.
Το προϊόν έχει εγγύηση ενός έτους.
The product has a one-year warranty.
Χρειάζομαι την απόδειξη για να χρησιμοποιήσω την εγγύηση.
I need the receipt to use the warranty.
Η τράπεζα ζήτησε εγγύηση πριν εγκρίνει το δάνειο.
The bank asked for a guarantee before approving the loan.
Ο δικηγόρος εξήγησε ότι η εγγύηση δεν καλύπτει ζημιές από κακή χρήση.
The lawyer explained that the warranty does not cover damage from misuse.
Οι τραπεζικές εγγυήσεις που παρείχε η κυβέρνηση αποδείχθηκαν ανεπαρκείς για να αποτρέψουν την κρίση ρευστότητας.
The bank guarantees the government provided turned out insufficient to prevent the liquidity crisis.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η εγγύηση | οι εγγυήσεις |
| Genitive | της εγγύησης | των εγγυήσεων |
| Accusative | την εγγύηση | τις εγγυήσεις |
| Vocative | εγγύηση | εγγυήσεις |
Word family
εγγυώμαιto guarantee, vouch for
εγγυητήςguarantor (male)
εγγυήτριαguarantor (female)
εγγυημένοςguaranteed
Etymology
The word comes from ancient Greek ἐγγύη (engýē), meaning a pledge or surety, itself built from ἐν (in) plus a root tied to the hand. The idea was literal: to place something in someone's hand as a promise. The modern noun εγγύηση adds the abstract-noun suffix -ηση to the related verb εγγυώμαι, meaning to vouch for or guarantee.
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