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.
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Origin of assured
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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
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assured
of persons, "confident, self-assured," late 14c., past participle adjective from assure. Related: Assuredly; assuredness.
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