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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024as•sur•ance (ə shŏŏr′əns, -shûr′-),USA pronunciation n. - a positive declaration intended to give confidence:He received assurances of support for the project.
- promise or pledge;
guaranty;
surety:He gave his assurance that the job would be done. - full confidence;
freedom from doubt;
certainty:to act in the assurance of success. - freedom from timidity;
self-confidence;
belief in one's abilities:She acted with speed and assurance. - presumptuous boldness;
impudence. - British Terms, Business[Chiefly Brit.]insurance.
- Middle French ass(e)urance. See assure, -ance
- Middle English ass(e)ura(u)nce 1325–75
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged warranty, oath.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See trust.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See confidence.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged effrontery, impertinence, nerve, cheek.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged –5. uncertainty.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: assurance /əˈʃʊərəns/ n - a statement, assertion, etc, intended to inspire confidence or give encouragement
- a promise or pledge of support
- freedom from doubt; certainty: his assurance about his own superiority infuriated her
- forwardness; impudence
- chiefly Brit insurance providing for certainties such as death as contrasted with fire or theft
as•sure /əˈʃʊr/USA pronunciation v. [~ + [object], -sured, -sur•ing. - to declare positively or confidently to:She assured us that everything would be all right.
- to make (a future event) sure;
guarantee:This contract assures the company's profit this month. - to give confidence to;
reassure. - British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]to insure against loss.
as•sur•ance, n. [countable* uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024as•sure (ə shŏŏr′, ə shûr′),USA pronunciation v.t., -sured, -sur•ing. - to declare earnestly to;
inform or tell positively;
state with confidence to:She assured us that everything would turn out all right. - to cause to know surely;
reassure:He assured himself that no one was left on the bus. - to pledge or promise;
give surety of;
guarantee:He was assured a job in the spring. - to make (a future event) sure;
ensure:This contract assures the company's profit this month. - to secure or confirm;
render safe or stable:to assure a person's position. - to give confidence to;
encourage. - British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]to insure, as against loss.
- Late Latin assēcūrāre, equivalent. to Latin as- as- + sēcūr- (see secure) + -ā- thematic vowel + -re infinitive suffix
- Old French aseurer
- Middle English as(e)uren, assuren 1325–75
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