assured
[ uh-shoo rd, uh-shurd ]
/ əˈʃʊərd, əˈʃɜrd /
adjective
guaranteed; sure; certain; secure: an assured income.
bold; confident; authoritative: His art was both assured and facile.
boldly presumptuous.
Chiefly British.
insured, as against loss.
noun
Insurance.
- the beneficiary under a policy.
- the person whose life or property is covered by a policy.
OTHER WORDS FROM assured
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Definition for assured (2 of 2)
assure
[ uh-shoo r, uh-shur ]
/ əˈʃʊər, əˈʃɜr /
verb (used with object), as·sured, as·sur·ing.
Origin of assure
OTHER WORDS FROM assure
as·sur·er, as·su·ror, noun in·ter·as·sure, verb (used with object), in·ter·as·sured, in·ter·as·sur·ing. pre·as·sure, verb (used with object), pre·as·sured, pre·as·sur·ing. un·as·sur·ing, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for assured
British Dictionary definitions for assured (1 of 2)
assured
/ (əˈʃʊəd) /
adjective
made certain; sure; guaranteed
self-assured
mainly British
insured, esp by a life assurance policy
noun
mainly British
- the beneficiary under a life assurance policy
- the person whose life is insured
Derived forms of assured
assuredly (əˈʃʊərɪdlɪ), adverb assuredness, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for assured (2 of 2)
assure
/ (əˈʃʊə) /
verb (tr; may take a clause as object)
to cause to feel sure or certain; convince
to assure a person of one's love
to promise; guarantee
he assured us that he would come
to state positively or with assurance
to make (an event) certain; ensure
mainly British
to insure against loss, esp of life
property law another word for convey
Derived forms of assure
assurable, adjective assurer, nounWord Origin for assure
C14: from Old French
aseürer to assure, from Medieval Latin
assēcūrāre to secure or make sure, from
sēcūrus
secure