Under Warranty

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"The car is under warranty.""The car is covered under warranty."What does "covered" add?

Philip · Accepted Answer

"Covered" adds nothing.

"Covered" is also used in gunfights: you go ahead and charge, I've got you covered. (protected)

PamQueue · Answer

"The repairs are under warranty."

"The repairs are covered under warranty."

Would "covered" still add nothing?

Dimsumexpress · Answer

You need to know, sometimes it is not possible to answer all the questions with a clean "yes" or a definite "no".

It depends on how you construct the sentence with a verb or phrase.

If you are buying a new car, the salesman says " everything on this car is covered for 10 years or 100,000 miles, whichever comes first.". In this context, we don't need to say "under warranty".

5 years later, with 50,00 miles on the odometer, your car's engine is making loud noise and you drove it to the dealership. The advisor looked at the odometer and said "don't worry, the engine is still under warranty".

You can also say " the engine is guaranteed ( *by the factory warranty) for 5 years)

* with or without , it is understood.

PamQueue · Answer

Would these be better?

"The car is by warranty."

"The car is covered by warranty."

"The repairs are by warranty."

"The repairs are covered by warranty."

Dimsumexpress · Answer

PamQueueWould these be better?

"The car is by warranty." ---------------------No
"The car is covered by (the) warranty." -----------Yes
"The repairs are by warranty." --------------No
"The repairs are covered by (the) warranty."-----Yes

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