See Also: assurance(medicine)
FURTHER ASSURANCE(law)
ASSURANCE, com(law)
assurance(dictionary)
assurance(dictionary)
LIFE-ASSURANCE(law)
ASSURANCE, conveyancing(law)
quality assurance(medicine)
quality assurance(dictionary)
life assurance(dictionary)

assurance (oh)



[C] a promise that something will definitely happen or is definitely true, made especially to make someone less worried
::Despite my repeated assurances, Rob still looked very nervous.
give/seek/receive an assurance (that)
::He gave an assurance that the work would be completed by Wednesday.
[U] a feeling of calm confidence about your own abilities, or that you are right about something
::the calm assurance with which she handled the horse
::'Jack will never agree to that,' he said with assurance.
[U] BrE technical insurance, especially to provide money when someone dies
American Equivalent: insurance
-see also life assurance