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as·sur·ance (ə s̸ho̵or′əns)

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

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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.


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assurance Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • seek: Q Should I be seeking similar assurances from my suppliers?

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.

Modifies a noun

  • procedure: The quality assurance procedure should help identify communication problems early.

Noun used with modifier

  • quality: Details about quality assurance Tutors are provided with a marking scheme, to which they are expected to adhere.

Preposition: of

  • salvation: There is not one word about the assurance of salvation in the Quran.
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assurance quotes

The old house carried an assurance, typically 2 Portuguese, that nothing was urgent.

-Acheson, Dean Gooderham

I Tiresias, old man with wrinkled dugs Perceived the scene, and foretold the restö I too awaited the expected guest. He, the young man carbuncular, arrives, A small house agent's clerk, with one bold stare, One of the low on whom assurance sits As a silk hat on a Bradford millionaire.

-Eliot,T(homas) S(tearns)

All men who live with any degree of serenity live by some assurance of grace.

-Niebuhr, Reinhold

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