Assuredness
adjective
1.
guaranteed; sure; certain; secure: an assured income.
2.
bold; confident; authoritative: His art was both assured and facile.
3.
boldly presumptuous.
4.
Chiefly British. insured, as against loss.
noun
5.
Insurance.
a.
the beneficiary under a policy.
b.
the person whose life or property is covered by a policy.
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assured (əˈʃʊəd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | made certain; sure; guaranteed |
| 2. | self-assured |
| 3. | chiefly (Brit) insured, esp by a life assurance policy |
| —n | |
| 4. | chiefly (Brit) |
| a. the beneficiary under a life assurance policy | |
| b. the person whose life is insured | |
| assuredly | |
| —adv | |
| as'suredness | |
| —n | |
| assured (əˈʃʊəd) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | made certain; sure; guaranteed |
| 2. | self-assured |
| 3. | chiefly (Brit) insured, esp by a life assurance policy |
| —n | |
| 4. | chiefly (Brit) |
| a. the beneficiary under a life assurance policy | |
| b. the person whose life is insured | |
| assuredly | |
| —adv | |
| as'suredness | |
| —n | |
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assure
late 14c., from O.Fr. asseurer (12c., Mod.Fr. assurer) "to reassure, calm, protect, to render sure," from V.L. *assecurar, from L. ad- "to" + securus "safe, secure" (see secure).
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