lifetime warranty

Meaning

1. 1nouncountable

   A promise from a seller or maker to repair or replace a product if it fails, for as long as the buyer owns it or the product is expected to last.

   Grammar: Countable: a lifetime warranty on the frame, two lifetime warranties. It is often limited by conditions.

   Patterns

   • a lifetime warranty on something
   • come with a lifetime warranty
   • offer a lifetime warranty

   The company offers a lifetime warranty on its cast-iron pans.

   My watch came with a lifetime warranty, but only for manufacturing defects.

   Before you pay extra, check what the lifetime warranty actually covers.

Word forms

Common combinations

offer a lifetime warranty

Few brands offer a lifetime warranty on electronics.

come with a lifetime warranty

The mattress comes with a lifetime warranty against sagging.

limited lifetime warranty

A limited lifetime warranty usually excludes damage from misuse.

claim under a lifetime warranty

He claimed under the lifetime warranty after the zip broke.

honor a lifetime warranty

The firm honored the lifetime warranty even after ten years.

Synonyms and how they differ

guarantee

Guarantee is a general promise about quality, and in British English is often used instead of warranty, though neither implies unlimited time.

lifelong guarantee

This is the common British phrasing and means the same, with the same fine print.

extended warranty

An extended warranty is an add-on for a longer fixed period, not for the product's whole life.

Opposites

Word family

warranty noun

a written promise to repair or replace a product

warrant verb

to guarantee or justify

lifetime noun

the length of a life

warrantor noun

a person or company that gives a warranty

Commonly confused: lifetime warranty or warrantee?

Practice

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