1 [C] a statement that sth will certainly be true or will certainly happen, particularly when there has been doubt about it
SYNPROMISE:
Opposition parties are calling for further assurances that the government is committed to its education policy. * Unemployment seems to be rising, despite repeated assurances to the contrary.
2 (also self-assurance) [U] belief in your own abilities or strengths
SYNCONFIDENCE:
There was an air of easy assurance and calm about him. * It was good to see some of her old assurance coming back.
3 [U] (BrE) a type of insurance in which money is paid out when sb dies or after an agreed period of time:
a life assurance company
seealsoQUALITYASSURANCE
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