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assurance (uh SHOOR uhns) (noun)
The state of being sure or certain about something; a strong feeling of confidence: "Stacy spoke with quiet assurance about his future plans."
insurance (in SHOOR uhns) (noun)
An agreement in which a person makes regular payments to a company and the company promises to pay money if the person is injured or dies; or to pay money equal to the value of something; such as, a house or a car, if it is damaged, lost, or stolen: "After the fire destroyed their home, Rocky and Jasmine used the money from the insurance to buy a new house."
The insurance broker wanted assurance that Kari would pay the insurance premiums on time each month.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group A; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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Word Entries containing the term:
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geological assurance, geologic assurance
The relative degree of certainty with which the existence, abundance, and quantity of a given resource can be determined; such as, coal or oil.
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geo-, ge- +
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