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- Dictionaryassurance/əˈʃɔːrəns/
noun
- 1. a positive declaration intended to give confidence; a promise: "he gave an assurance that work would begin on Monday" Similar
- 2. confidence or certainty in one's own abilities: "she drove with assurance" Similar Opposite
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ASSURANCE definition: 1. a promise: 2. confidence: 3. a type of insurance against events that will certainly happen…. Learn more.
[ U ] UK. a type of insurance against events that will certainly happen, such as death, not those that may happen, such as illness, fire, or having your property stolen. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of assurance from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
: the act or action of assuring someone or something: such as. a. : pledge, guarantee. You have my solemn assurance that it is true.
[uncountable] (British English) a type of insurance in which money is paid out when somebody dies or after an agreed period of time. a life assurance company. We bought a life assurance policy. see also quality assurance. Word Origin.
An assurance is a vote of confidence. If you give your friend an assurance that you'll be there, you'd better show up. If you pledge to do something or make a binding commitment to do it, you can use the noun assurance.
assurance in British English. (əˈʃʊərəns ) noun. 1. a statement, assertion, etc, intended to inspire confidence or give encouragement. she was helped by his assurance that she would cope. 2. a promise or pledge of support. he gave an assurance of help when needed.
1. a statement, assertion, etc, intended to inspire confidence or give encouragement: she was helped by his assurance that she would cope. 2. a promise or pledge of support: he gave an assurance of help when needed. 3. freedom from doubt; certainty: his assurance about his own superiority infuriated her. 4. forwardness; impudence. 5.
noun. uk / əˈʃʊər ə ns / us. assurance noun (PROMISE) Add to word list Add to word list. a promise: [ + that ] He gave us an assurance that it would not happen again. assurance noun (CONFIDENCE) confidence: She spoke with calm assurance. (Definition of assurance from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
noun. 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. Synonyms: oath, warranty. full confidence; freedom from doubt; certainty: to act in the assurance of success. Antonyms: uncertainty.
noun. /əˈʃʊrəns/. [countable] a statement that something will certainly be true or will certainly happen, particularly when there has been doubt about it synonym guarantee, promise They called for assurances that the government is committed to its education policy.
