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warrantee

noun·Advancedlegalrare

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UK/ˌwɒrənˈtiː/
US/ˌwɔːrənˈtiː/

Meanings

  1. nouncountablelegalrare

    A person who receives a warranty, especially a buyer protected by a seller's promise about goods.

    Grammar: Countable: use 'a warrantee' or 'the warrantees'. It names a person, so it takes 'who': the warrantee who bought the car.

    Patterns

    • the warrantee under a warranty
    • a warrantee who bought something

    Under the contract, the warrantee may ask for a repair within one year.

    The seller must inform each warrantee in writing about the terms of the warranty.

    As the warrantee, she was entitled to a replacement if the machine failed.

  2. nouncountablelegalformalrare

    A person to whom a formal promise or assurance is legally given.

    Grammar: Used mainly in contracts and older legal writing; in general English say 'the person covered' instead.

    Patterns

    • a warrantee under an agreement

    The deed names her brother as the warrantee of the property.

    Any warrantee named in the agreement can enforce the promise.

Word forms

pluralwarrantees

Common combinations

the warrantee under a warranty
The warrantee under a warranty can usually claim a free repair.
name someone as warrantee
The contract names the bank as warrantee.
protect the warrantee
Consumer law is designed to protect the warrantee.
notify the warrantee
The company must notify the warrantee before changing the terms.

Synonyms and how they differ

buyer
The everyday word for the person who pays for goods; use it in normal speech, since 'warrantee' belongs to legal writing.
purchaser
A slightly formal word for the person who buys something; it does not by itself suggest any warranty, unlike 'warrantee'.
consumer
Refers to anyone who uses goods or services; broader than 'warrantee', which applies only to someone covered by a warranty.

Word family

warranty noun
A written promise by a seller to repair or replace goods.
warrantor noun
The person or company that gives the warranty.
warrant verb
To promise or guarantee that something is true.

Commonly confused: warrantee or warranty? warrantee or guarantee?

warrantee vs warranty

'Warranty' is the promise itself; 'warrantee' is the person the promise protects. A shop gives a warranty; the customer is the warrantee.

warrantee vs guarantee

'Guarantee' is the everyday word for a promise that something will work or be done; 'warrantee' is a rare legal word for a person, not a promise.

Practice

In the sales contract, the buyer is described as the ______, so she can claim a free repair.

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