1. promise, pledge; confidence, security. assuranceassurance, a combination of life insurance and investment such that if the person upon whose life a risk is taken dies before a certain specified time the insurance becomes due at once, and if he survives, it becomes due at the time specified...see also:
insuranceassurance \as*sur"ance\ , n. [oe. assuraunce, f. assurance, fr. assurer. see:
assure.].
2. the act of assuring; a declaration tending to inspire full confidence; that which is designed to give confidence. whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
3. assurances of support came pouring in daily.
4. the state of being assured; firm persuasion; full confidence or trust; freedom from doubt; certainty. let us draw with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience. x.
5. 3. firmness of mind; undoubting, steadiness; intrepidity; courage; confidence; self-reliance. brave men meet danger with assurance. conversation with the world will give them knowledge and assurance.
6. excess of boldness; impudence; audacity; as, his assurance is intolerable.
7. betrothal; affiance. [obs.] sidney.
8. insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death.note: 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.
9. (law) any written or other legal evidence of the conveyance of property; a conveyance; a deed.note: in england, the legal evidences of the conveyance of property are called the common assurances of the kingdom.
10. The act of assuring; a declaration tending to inspire full confidence; that which is designed to give confidence.
11. The state of being assured; firm persuasion; full confidence or trust; freedom from doubt; certainty.
12. Firmness of mind; undoubting, steadiness; intrepidity; courage; confidence; self-reliance.
13. Excess of boldness; impudence; audacity; as, his assurance is intolerable.
14. Betrothal; affiance.
15. Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death.
16. Any written or other legal evidence of the conveyance of property; a conveyance; a deed. 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" a statement intended to inspire confidence; "the President's assurances were not respected" 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" a British term for some kinds of insurance.
17. 1. If you give someone an assurance that something is true or will happen, you say that it is definitely true or will definitely happen, in order to make them feel less worried. He would like an assurance that other forces will not move into the territory that his forces vacate He will have been pleased by Marshal Yazov's assurance of the armed forces' loyalty. = guarantee.
18. If you do something with assurance, you do it with a feeling of confidence and certainty. Masur led the orchestra with assurance The EU is now acquiring greater assurance and authority.
19. Assurance is insurance that provides cover in the event of death. endowment assurance. see also:
life assurance.