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assured

[ uh-shoo rd, uh-shurd ]
/ əˈʃʊərd, əˈʃɜrd /
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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.
  1. the beneficiary under a policy.
  2. the person whose life or property is covered by a policy.

Words related to assured

positiveness, confidence, certainty, certitude, surety, assurance, conclusiveness

Words nearby assured

assumptive, assur, assurance, assurbanipal, assure, assured, assured tenancy, assurgent, assurnasirpal ii, assyr., assyria

Origin of assured

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at assure, -ed2

OTHER WORDS FROM assured

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British Dictionary definitions for assuredness

assured
/ (əˈʃʊəd) /

adjective

made certain; sure; guaranteed
self-assured
mainly British insured, esp by a life assurance policy

noun

mainly British
  1. the beneficiary under a life assurance policy
  2. the person whose life is insured

Derived forms of assured

assuredly (əˈʃʊərɪdlɪ), adverbassuredness, noun
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