| assura | OK. I'm just next door so if you can get that assurance let me know. |
| assura | She answered all the questions with assurance. |
| assura | She had something of the assurance of a famous actress. |
| assurance | (n) freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities, Syn. self-assurance, sureness, self-confidence, authority, confidence, Example: his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular; after that failure he lost his confidence; she spoke with authority |
| assurance | (n) a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something, Syn. pledge, Example: an assurance of help when needed; signed a pledge never to reveal the secret |
| assurance | (n) a statement intended to inspire confidence, Example: the President's assurances were not respected |
| assurance | (n) a British term for some kinds of insurance |
| Assurance | n. [ OE. assuraunce, F. assurance, fr. assurer. See Assure. ] Whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead. Acts xvii. 31. [ 1913 Webster ] Assurances of support came pouring in daily. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ] Let us draw with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience. Heb. x. 22. [ 1913 Webster ] Brave men meet danger with assurance. Knolles. [ 1913 Webster ] Conversation with the world will give them knowledge and assurance. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ 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. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ In England, the legal evidences of the conveyance of property are called the common assurances of the kingdom. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ] |