assurance

nouns

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"

assurance, authority, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence, sureness

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"

assurance, pledge

is derived from

assure

a statement intended to inspire confidence

"the President's assurances were not respected"

assurance

is derived from

assure

is a type of (narrower)

a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc

"according to his statement he was in London on that day"

statement

a British term for some kinds of insurance

assurance

domain region

a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

is a type of (narrower)

promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company

insurance