assurance Definition
as·sur·ance (ə s̸ho̵or′əns)
noun
- the act of assuring
- the state of being assured; sureness; confidence; certainty
- something said or done to inspire confidence, as a promise, positive statement, etc.; guarantee
- belief in one's own abilities; self-confidence
- impudent forwardness; presumption
- Chiefly Brit. insurance, esp. life insurance
assurance Synonyms
assurance
n.
A guaranty
Confidence
conviction, trust, certainty, certitude; see certainty 1, faith 1.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
- a promise or guarantee, an act that inspires confidence.
- 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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