assurance
US /əˈʃʊrəns/
Definition
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The supplier gave us an assurance that the goods would arrive on time.
Word Family
Synonyms
- guaranteea written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
- pledgea deposit of personal property as security for a debt
- confidencefreedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
Collocations
- Easy give an assuranceto provide or present something regarding an assurance
- Medium quality assurance proceduresdescribing quality assurance procedures (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; --Shakespeare)
- Hard provide reasonable assurance to auditorsto supply or make available regarding reasonable assurance to auditors
- Very Hard hollow assurances failed to convinceto hollow assurances failed to convince, meaning to remove the inner part or the core of
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