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ASSURANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
Example:
she spoke with authority
Synonyms:
assurance; authority; confidence; self-assurance; self-confidence; sureness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("assurance" is a kind of...):
certainty (the state of being certain)
Attribute:
certain; sure (having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured)
incertain; uncertain; unsure (lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A statement intended to inspire confidence
Example:
the President's assurances were not respected
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("assurance" is a kind of...):
statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "assurance"):
clean bill of health (an assurance that someone is healthy or something is in good condition)
Derivation:
assure (assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
Example:
signed a pledge never to reveal the secret
Synonyms:
assurance; pledge
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("assurance" is a kind of...):
commitment; dedication (a message that makes a pledge)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "assurance"):
guarantee; warrant; warrantee; warranty (a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications)
guarantee (an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true)
plight; troth (a solemn pledge of fidelity)
vow (a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner)
Derivation:
assure (make a promise or commitment)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A British term for some kinds of insurance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("assurance" is a kind of...):
insurance (promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Context examples:
To make assurance surer, I got upon my hands and knees and crawled, without a sound, towards the corner of the house.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Still the boy would not go until he had my assurance that Harrison would take his place.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
If you prevaricate or trifle with me, I give you my assurance that the matter will pass out of my hands forever.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The animal welfare assurance number issued by the NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) after research protocols and evaluations are reviewed by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).
(IACUC Number, NCI Thesaurus)
The Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) Atlas is a quality assurance guide to standardize breast-imaging reporting and to facilitate outcome monitoring.
(Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System, NCI Thesaurus)
Our visitor had recovered something of his assurance while Holmes had been talking, and he rose from his chair now with a cold sneer upon his pale face.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
"We'll play fair," Madge began, but Skiff Miller broke in on her assurances.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
The fact is, your Grace, said he, that my colleague, Dr. Watson, and myself had an assurance from Dr. Huxtable that a reward had been offered in this case.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Our highest assurance of the goodness of Providence seems to me to rest in the flowers.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I wonder how the young man could have the assurance to ask it.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
