assurance

== English == === Alternative forms === assuraunce (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English assuraunce, from Old French asseürance, from asseürer; as if assure +‎ -ance. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) (pour–poor merger) IPA(key): /əˈʃɔːɹəns/ (without the pour–poor merger) IPA(key): /əˈʃʊəɹəns/ (General American) IPA(key): /əˈʃʊɹəns/, /əˈʃɝəns/ Rhymes: -ʊəɹəns Hyphenation: as‧sur‧ance === Noun === assurance (countable and uncountable, plural assurances) The act of assuring; a declaration intended to inspire full confidence; something designed to give confidence to someone. The state of being assured; total confidence or trust; a lack of doubt; certainty; guarantee. Firmness of mind; undoubting steadiness; intrepidity, courage, or self-confidence. Excessive boldness; impudence; audacity (obsolete) Betrothal; affiance. (insurance) Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death. Assurance is used in relation to life contingencies, and insurance in relation to other contingencies. It is called temporary assurance, in the time within which the contingent event must happen is limited. (law) Any written or other legal evidence of the conveyance of property; a conveyance; a deed. (theology) Subjective certainty of one's salvation. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “assurance”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === anacruses == French == === Etymology === From assurer +‎ -ance. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.sy.ʁɑ̃s/ Rhymes: -ɑ̃s === Noun === assurance f (plural assurances) self-confidence Synonym: confiance en soi agir avec beaucoup d'assurance ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) assurance, guarantee Synonym: garantie donner à quelqu'un l'assurance que … ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) insurance une police d'assurance, un contrat d'assurance ― an insurance policy une compagnie d'assurances ― an insurance company insurance policy une assurance tous risques ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) une assurance responsabilité civile ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) une assurance habitation ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) une assurance santé ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) une assurance maladie ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) une assurance-vie ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) une assurance-chômage ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) une assurance-crédit ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) insurance company En cas de sinistre, vous devez contacter votre assurance immédiatement. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) ==== Derived terms ==== assurance-vie ==== Related terms ==== assureur réassurance === Further reading === “assurance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012