assurance

  • 31assurance — /euh shoor euhns, sherr /, n. 1. a positive declaration intended to give confidence: He received assurances of support for the project. 2. promise or pledge; guaranty; surety: He gave his assurance that the job would be done. 3. full confidence;… …

    Universalium

  • 32assurance — On the basis of Rom. 8:16 some theologians of the Protestant tradition have held the doctrine that believers can be assured of their ultimate salvation. The ground of this assurance and certainty is the work of Christ and his present exaltation;… …

    Dictionary of the Bible

  • 33assurance — as|sur|ance [ ə ʃurəns ] noun * 1. ) count a statement that something will happen or is true, made in order to remove any doubt about it: Make sure you get some kind of written assurance. 2. ) uncount a feeling or attitude of being certain that… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 34assurance — as•sur•ance [[t]əˈʃʊər əns, ˈʃɜr [/t]] n. 1) a positive declaration intended to give confidence: many assurances of support[/ex] 2) promise or pledge; guaranty; surety: to give one s assurance that a job will be done[/ex] 3) freedom from doubt;… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 35assurance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. confidence, certainty, belief; insolence, boldness; pledge, guarantee, promise. Ant., uncertainty, doubt. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A guaranty] Syn. insurance, support, pledge; see promise 1 . 2.… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 36assurance — assure, assurance These are terms used principally in the context of life insurance, although even here the verb is no longer common. You insure your life and take out life assurance (or insurance). Both words are rapidly becoming redundant… …

    Modern English usage

  • 37assurance — laidavimas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Užtikrinimas, kad tam tikras dalykas atitinka susitarimą, reikalavimus ar kitokius normatyvinius dokumentus. atitikmenys: angl. assurance vok. Sicherung, f rus. обеспечение, n …

    Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas

  • 38assurance — Any written instrument evidencing title to real property; insurance. See collateral assurance; common assurances; covenant for further assurance; insurance …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 39assurance — noun Date: 14th century 1. the act or action of assuring: as a. pledge, guarantee b. the act of conveying real property; also the instrument by which it is conveyed c. chiefly British insurance 2. the state of being assured: as …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 40assurance — Synonyms and related words: Bible oath, absolute certainty, absoluteness, acceptation, acception, accident insurance, acquiescence, actuary, agreement, aid and comfort, annuity, aplomb, arrogance, ascertainment, aspiration, assumption, assured… …

    Moby Thesaurus