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assurance Definition

as·sur·ance (ə s̸ho̵orəns)

noun

  1. the act of assuring
  2. the state of being assured; sureness; confidence; certainty
  3. something said or done to inspire confidence, as a promise, positive statement, etc.; guarantee
  4. belief in one's own abilities; self-confidence
  5. impudent forwardness; presumption
  6. Chiefly Brit. insurance, esp. life insurance

assurance Synonyms

assurance

n.

  1. A guaranty

    insurance, support, pledge; see promise 1.

  2. Confidence

    conviction, trust, certainty, certitude; see certainty 1, faith 1.

  3. Self-confidence or audacity

    self-confidence, self-reliance, coolness, poise, audacity, boldness, insolence, effrontery, presumption; see also confidence 2, rudeness, temerity. See syn. study atcertainty, confidence.

assurance Law Definition

n

  1. a promise or guarantee, an act that inspires confidence.
  2. v. the act of promising or assuring.

assurance Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • seek: Q Should I be seeking similar assurances from my suppliers?
  • give: These give assurance that messages have not been tampered with in transit.

Preposition: against

misstatement: Such systems are designed to manage rather than eliminate risks and can provide only reasonable and not absolute assurance against material misstatement or loss.

Adjective modifier

  • Quality: Issue 3: testing Quality assurance in Locator is multi-faceted.
  • categorical: Can you give me your categorical assurance that nothing will go wrong with this transaction?
  • absolute: It is virtually impossible to provide absolute assurance that food will be safe to consume over a whole lifetime of 80 or more years.
  • credible: However, credible verbal assurance that the animal is providing a service to assist with a disability will suffice should an inquiry be made.
  • negative: Objectives: Negative security assurances are interim measures pending the elimination of nuclear weapons, which is the main objective.
  • reasonable: Our examination of a sample of surrendered items provides reasonable assurance that the great majority of claims submitted for handguns were eligible for compensation.

Modifies a noun

  • procedure: The quality assurance procedure should help identify communication problems early.
  • mechanism: With the internet sources, none of the quality assurance mechanisms can be assumed.
  • scheme: Quality assurance Quality assurance schemes have been in use in early years settings for a number of years.

Noun used with modifier

  • quality: Details about quality assurance Tutors are provided with a marking scheme, to which they are expected to adhere.
  • life: Qualifying Policy A life assurance policy which meets rules set out in Taxes Act 1988.
  • security: Tehran also demanded security assurances against a nuclear attack on Iran.
  • farm: British farmers and growers producing food bearing the logo are independently inspected under a range of farm assurance schemes.
  • sustainability: Globally, two standards have taken on particular importance in the area of sustainability assurance.
  • revenue: In fact, there will be a whole series of additional revenue assurance issues, which will need accounting for.

Preposition: of

  • salvation: There is not one word about the assurance of salvation in the Quran.
  • confidentiality: Attempts were made to overcome this by piloting the questionnaires; giving assurance of confidentiality and explaining why the evaluation was being conducted.

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