assurance

(ə-shʊr'əns)
n.

1. The act of assuring.
2. A statement or indication that inspires confidence; a guarantee or pledge: gave her assurance that the plan would succeed.
3. Freedom from doubt; certainty: set sail in the assurance of favorable winds. See synonyms at certainty.
4. Self-confidence. See synonyms at confidence.
5. Excessive self-confidence; presumption.
6. Chiefly British. Insurance, especially life insurance.

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noun

1. A declaration that one will or will not do a certain thing: covenant, engagement, guarantee, guaranty, pledge, plight, promise, solemn word, vow, warrant, word, word of honor. See obligation.
2. The fact or condition of being without doubt: assuredness, certainty, certitude, confidence, conviction, positiveness, sureness, surety. See certain/uncertain.
3. The quality or state of being safe: safeness, safety, security. See safety/danger.
4. A firm belief in one's own powers: aplomb, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence, self-possession. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, belief/unbelief.

n

Definition: confidence
Antonyms: confusion, distrust, doubt, fear, hesitancy, misgiving, shyness, uncertainty

n

Definition: statement to relieve doubt
Antonyms: distrust, doubt

n

Definition: warranty
Antonyms: fiction, lie

Coverage of an event that is certain to happen. Assurance is similar to insurance (and sometimes the terms are interchangeable) except that insurance protects policyholders from events that might happen.

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For example, a person can choose to purchase life assurance or term life insurance. (Note in the U.K. "life assurance" is another term for "life insurance".) The event in question is the death of the person the policy covers. Since the death of this person is certain, a life assurance policy results in payment to the beneficiary when the policyholder dies. A term life insurance policy, however, will cover a set period of time, such as 30 years, from the time the policy was bought. If the policyholder dies during that time, the beneficiary receives money, but if the policyholder dies after the 30 years, no money is received. The assurance policy covers an event that will happen no matter what, while the insurance policy covers a event that might happen (the policyholder might die within the next 30 years).

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IN BRIEF: The fact of being absolutely sure; confidence.

The car salesman gave Ely his personal assurance that the car was in good shape.

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For a list of words related to assurance, see:

• Insurance - assurance: Chiefly Brit. insurance, esp. life insurance
• Deeds, Leases, and Real Property Law - assurance: act and instrument of conveying real property

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - assurance, livsforsikring

Nederlands (Dutch)
zekerheid, overtuiging, zelfvertrouwen, verzekering, garantie, assurantie

Français (French)
n. - assurance, conviction, confiance en soi, audace, garantie, assurance ferme, promesse formelle

Deutsch (German)
n. - Versicherung, Beteuerung, Garantie, Selbstsicherheit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βεβαίωση, διαβεβαίωση, εγγύηση, διασφάλιση, ασφάλιση (κινδύνου), πεποίθηση, σιγουριά

Italiano (Italian)
assicurazione, garanzia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - garantia (f), fiança (f), seguro (m), convicção (f), segurança (f)

idioms:

• life assurance    seguro de vida

Русский (Russian)
уверение, уверенность, гарантия, страхование

idioms:

• life assurance    страхование жизни

Español (Spanish)
n. - aseguración, seguridad, garantía, seguro

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - försäkran, försäkring, självsäkerhet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
确信, 保证, 保险

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 確信, 保證, 保險

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 보증, 확신, 철면피, 보험

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 確信, 自信, 保証, 保険, 請け合い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تأكيد, عهد, ثقه, سلامه, تأمين على الحياه, شجاعه, ثقه بالنفس, وقاحه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הבטחה, ביטחון, ביטוח, ביטחון עצמי, אמונה‬

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