What does assurance mean?
Definitions for assurance
əˈʃʊər əns, -ˈʃɜr-as·sur·ance
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word assurance.
Princeton's WordNet
assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, authority, surenessnoun
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
"his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority"
assurance, pledgenoun
a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
"an assurance of help when needed"; "signed a pledge never to reveal the secret"
assurancenoun
a statement intended to inspire confidence
"the President's assurances were not respected"
assurancenoun
a British term for some kinds of insurance
Wiktionary
assurancenoun
The act of assuring; a declaration tending to inspire full confidence; that which is designed to give confidence.
assurancenoun
The state of being assured; firm persuasion; full confidence or trust; freedom from doubt; certainty.
assurancenoun
Firmness of mind; undoubting, steadiness; intrepidity; courage; confidence; self-reliance.
assurancenoun
Excess of boldness; impudence; audacity; as, his assurance is intolerable.
assurancenoun
Betrothal; affiance.
assurancenoun
Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death. Recently, assurance has been used, in England, in relation to life contingencies, and insurance in relation to other contingencies. It is called temporary assurance, in the time within which the contingent event must happen is limited. See Insurance.
assurancenoun
Any written or other legal evidence of the conveyance of property; a conveyance; a deed. In England, the legal evidences of the conveyance of property are called the common assurances of the kingdom. Blackstone.
Etymology: assuraunce, assurance, from assurer; as if.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Assurancenoun
Etymology: assurance, French.
Though hope be, indeed, a lower and lesser thing than assurance, yet, as to all the purposes of a pious life, it may prove more useful. South.
What encouragement can be given to goodness, beyond the hopes of heaven, and the assurance of an endless felicity? John Tillotson.
What man is he, that boasts of fleshly might,
And vain assurance of mortality,
Which all so soon as it doth come to fight
Against spiritual foes, yields by and by. Fairy Queen, b. i.I grant that proof from the authority of man’s judgment, is not able to work that assurance, which doth grow by a stronger proof. Richard Hooker, b. ii.
’Tis far off,
And rather like a dream, than an assurance
That my remembrance warrants. William Shakespeare, Tempest.The obedient, and the man of practice, shall outgrow all their doubts and ignorances, till persuasion pass into knowledge, and knowledge advance into assurance. South.
Hath he found, in an evil course, that comfortable assurance of God’s favour, and good hopes of his future condition, which a religious life would have given him? John Tillotson.
Men whose consideration will relieve our modesty, and give us courage and assurance in the duties of our profession. John Rogers.
My behaviour ill governed, gave you the first comfort; my affection ill hid, hath given you this last assurance. Philip Sidney.
Conversation, when they come into the world, will add to their knowledge and assurance. John Locke.
The nature of desire itself is no easier to receive belief, than it is hard to ground belief; for as desire is glad to embrace the first shew of comfort, so is desire desirous of perfect assurance. Philip Sidney, b. ii.
As the conquest was but slight and superficial, so the pope’s donation to the Irish submissions were but weak and fickle assurances. John Davies, on Ireland.
None of woman born
Shall harm Macbeth. ————
—— Then live, Macduff, what need I fear of thee?
But yet I’ll make assurance double sure,
And take a bond of fate; Thou shalt not live. William Shakespeare, Macb.I must confess your offer is the best;
And, let your father make her the assurance,
She is your own, else you must pardon me,
If you should die before him, where’s her dower. William Shakespeare, Taming of the Shrew.With all th’ assurance innocence can bring,
Fearless without, because secure within;
Arm’d with my courage, unconcern’d I see
This pomp, a shame to you, a pride to me. John Dryden, Aureng.This is not the grace of hope, but a good natural assurance or confidence, which Aristotle observes young men to be full of, and old men not so inclined to. Henry Hammond, Pract. Cat.
I am a gentleman of blood and breeding,
And from some knowledge and assurance of you,
Offer this office. William Shakespeare, King Lear.We have as great assurance that there is a God, as we could expect to have, supposing that he were. John Tillotson, Preface.
Such an assurance of things as will make men careful to avoid a lesser danger, ought to awaken men to avoid a greater. John Tillotson.
ChatGPT
assurance
Assurance is a positive declaration or pledge intended to provide confidence or guarantee that certain conditions or actions will, or have been, met. It can also refer to the general certainty, trust, or comfort in someone's character or capabilities. In business terms, assurance often refers to professional services provided to analyze and improve the quality of information for decision-makers.
Webster Dictionary
Assurancenoun
the act of assuring; a declaration tending to inspire full confidence; that which is designed to give confidence
Assurancenoun
the state of being assured; firm persuasion; full confidence or trust; freedom from doubt; certainty
Assurancenoun
firmness of mind; undoubting, steadiness; intrepidity; courage; confidence; self-reliance
Assurancenoun
excess of boldness; impudence; audacity; as, his assurance is intolerable
Assurancenoun
betrothal; affiance
Assurancenoun
insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death
Assurancenoun
any written or other legal evidence of the conveyance of property; a conveyance; a deed
Etymology: [OE. assuraunce, F. assurance, fr. assurer. See Assure.]
Wikidata
Assurance
Assurance is a Protestant Christian doctrine that states that the inner witness of the Holy Spirit allows the justified disciple to know they are saved. Based on the writings of St. Augustine of Hippo, assurance was historically a very important doctrine in Methodism, Lutheranism, and Calvinism, and remains so among some members of these groups today.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
assurance
(See MARINE INSURANCE.) Conveyance or deed: in which light Shakspeare makes Tranio say that his father will "pass assurance."
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Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'assurance' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3242
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'assurance' in Nouns Frequency: #1641
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of assurance in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of assurance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of assurance in a Sentence
What they need is assurance that the equipment that they're using is sustained both today and tomorrow. We need to provide them good affordable solutions.
How blessed and amazing are God's gifts, dear friends Life with immortality, splendor with righteousness, truth with confidence, faith with assurance, self-control with holiness And all these things are within our comprehension.
An individual's frame is influenced by their willpower, perseverance, endurance, skill set, emotional maturity, and self assurance. The fact that frame is self-reinforcing is among its most significant features.”
Amazon is listening to what you tell Alexa, not in any type of nefarious way, to my knowledge, everything that they do is based on quality assurance... but people should know that. I think that is something that is definitely not advertised and, you know, it's not something I think companies should shy away from.
I feel that you are justified in looking into the future with true assurance, because you have a mode of living in which we find the joy of life and the joy of work harmoniously combined. Added to this is the spirit of ambition which pervades your very being, and seems to make the day's work like a happy child at play. (referring to America)
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- توكيدArabic
- уверение, застраховка, увереност, самоувереностBulgarian
- SicherheitGerman
- asekuro, aplomboEsperanto
- certidumbre, confianzaSpanish
- itsevarmuus, vakuutus, kauppakirjaFinnish
- assurance, culotFrench
- gealltanasScottish Gaelic
- बीमाHindi
- jaminanIndonesian
- asekuroIdo
- garanziaItalian
- הַבטָחָהHebrew
- 保証Japanese
- 보증Korean
- susciperent veritatemLatin
- garantia, assegurado, seguro, segurança, asseguraçãoPortuguese
- güvenceTurkish
- אַשוראַנסYiddish
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