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English-Thai Dictionary

assurance

N การรับประกัน การ รับรอง การ ทำให้ เชื่อมั่น guaranty insurance kan-rab-pra-kan

assurance

N ความเชื่อมั่น self-confidence self-reliance khwam-chuea-man

assurance

N ความแน่นอน sureness certainty khwam-nae-non

assurance

N คำสัญญา promise kham-san-ya

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ASSURANCE

n.ashu'rance. [L. verus; or securus, contracted. ] 1. The act of assuring, or of making a declaration in terms that furnish ground of confidence; as, I trusted to his assurances; or the act of furnishing any ground of full confidence.
Whereof he hath given assurance to all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead. Acts 17:31.
2. Firm persuasion; full confidence or trust; freedom from doubt; certain expectation; the utmost certainty.
Let us draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith. Hebrews 1 :22.
3. Firmness of mind; undoubting steadiness; intrepidity.
Brave men meet danger with assurance.
4. Excess of boldness; impudence; as, his assurance is intolerable.
5. Freedom from excessive modesty, timidity or bashfulness; laudable confidence.
Conversation with the world will give them knowledge and assurance.
6. Insurance; a contract to make good a loss. [See Insurance. ]
7. Any writing or legal evidence of the conveyance of property.
8. Conviction.
9. In theology, full confidence of one's interest in Christ, and of final salvation.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ASSURANCE

As *sur "ance, n. Etym: [OE. assuraunce, F. assurance, fr. assurer. See Assure. ]

1. The act of assuring; a declaration tending to inspire full confidence; that which is designed to give confidence. Whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead. Acts xvii. 31.Assurances of support came pouring in daily. Macaulay.

2. The state of being assured; firm persuasion; full confidence or trust; freedom from doubt; certainty. Let us draw with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience. Heb. x. 22.

3. Firmness of mind; undoubting, steadiness; intrepidity; courage; confidence; self-reliance. Brave men meet danger with assurance. Knolles. Conversation with the world will give them knowledge and assurance. Locke.

4. Excess of boldness; impudence; audacity; as, his assurance is intolerable.

5. Betrothal; affiance. [Obs. ] Sir P. Sidney.

6. Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death.

Note: Recently, assurance has been used, in England, 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. See Insurance.

7. (Law )

Defn: Any written or other legal evidence of the conveyance of property; a conveyance; a deed.

Note: In England, the legal evidences of the conveyance of property are called the common assurances of the kingdom. Blackstone.

New American Oxford Dictionary

assurance

as sur ance |əˈSHo͝orəns əˈʃʊrəns | ▶noun 1 a positive declaration intended to give confidence; a promise: [ with clause ] : he gave an assurance that work would not recommence until Wednesday. 2 confidence or certainty in one's own abilities: she drove with assurance. • certainty about something: the crowd ’s assurance of Joe ’s guilt. 3 chiefly Brit. insurance, specifically life insurance. ORIGIN late Middle English ( sense 2 ): from Old French, from assurer ‘assure. ’

Oxford Dictionary

assurance

as ¦sur |ance |əˈʃʊər (ə )ns | ▶noun 1 a positive declaration intended to give confidence; a promise: [ with clause ] : he gave an assurance that work would begin on Monday. 2 [ mass noun ] confidence or certainty in one's own abilities: she drove with assurance. • certainty about something: assurance of faith depends on our trust in God. 3 [ mass noun ] chiefly Brit. insurance, specifically life insurance. ORIGIN late Middle English (in sense 2 ): from Old French, from assurer ‘assure ’. usage: In the context of life insurance, a technical distinction is made between assurance and insurance. Assurance is used of policies under whose terms a payment is guaranteed, either after a fixed term or on the death of the insured person; insurance is the general term, and is used in particular of policies under whose terms a payment would be made only in certain circumstances (e.g. accident or death within a limited period ).

American Oxford Thesaurus

assurance

assurance noun 1 her calm assurance: self-confidence, confidence, self-assurance, self-possession, nerve, poise, aplomb, levelheadedness; calmness, composure, sangfroid, equanimity; informal cool, unflappability. ANTONYMS self-doubt. 2 you have my assurance: word of honor, word, promise, pledge, vow, avowal, oath, bond, undertaking, guarantee, commitment. 3 there is no assurance of getting one's money back: guarantee, certainty, certitude, surety, confidence, expectation. ANTONYMS uncertainty.

Oxford Thesaurus

assurance

assurance noun 1 nothing could shake her calm assurance: self-confidence, confidence, self-assurance, belief in oneself, faith in oneself, positiveness, assertiveness, self-possession, self-reliance, nerve, poise, aplomb, presence of mind, phlegm, level-headedness, cool-headedness; coolness, calmness, composure, collectedness, sangfroid, equilibrium, equanimity, imperturbability, impassivity, nonchalance, serenity, tranquillity, peace of mind; informal cool, unflappability. ANTONYMS self-doubt; nervousness. 2 you have my assurance that I shall write to you: word of honour, word, guarantee, promise, pledge, vow, avowal, oath, bond, affirmation, undertaking, commitment; archaic troth, parole. 3 there is no assurance of getting one's money back: certainty, guarantee, sureness, certitude, confidence; hope, expectation. ANTONYMS uncertainty. 4 they required him to take out life assurance: insurance, indemnity, indemnification, protection, security, surety, cover, coverage; guarantee, safeguard, warranty, provision.

French Dictionary

assurance

assurance n. f. nom féminin 1 Certitude. : Nous avons l ’assurance qu ’il nous remettra son travail à temps. SYNONYME confiance . Abréviation ass. (s ’écrit avec un point ). 2 Confiance en soi. : Elle répondit avec beaucoup d ’assurance: elle connaissait la réponse. SYNONYME aplomb . 3 Contrat selon lequel une personne est garantie contre le tort que pourrait lui causer un évènement, moyennant une prime. : Une police d ’assurance, une assurance-vie, un agent d ’assurances, une compagnie d ’assurances. Note Grammaticale Ce nom est au singulier quand il désigne l ’action de s ’assurer et le contrat qui en résulte; quand il désigne la profession, le secteur d ’activité économique, le nom se met au pluriel. LOCUTIONS Assurance-chômage. Type d ’assurance sociale qui a pour objet d ’indemniser le travailleur sans emploi. Note Technique Depuis l ’adoption de la Loi sur l ’assurance-emploi (Canada ) en 1996, le terme assurance-chômage est remplacé par assurance-emploi. Assurance-emploi. Type d ’assurance sociale qui a pour objet d ’indemniser le travailleur sans emploi, en vertu d ’un régime de protection dont le financement provient en grande partie de cotisations à la fois salariales et patronales. Note Technique Depuis l ’adoption de la Loi sur l ’assurance-emploi (Canada ) en 1996, le terme assurance-emploi a remplacé assurance-chômage. Assurance (-)maladie. Assurance personnelle ou collective destinée à payer l ’ensemble ou une partie des coûts liés aux soins de santé. Note Technique Le GDT privilégie désormais l ’orthographe du terme assurance maladie sans trait d ’union, mais il admet la graphie assurance-maladie avec un trait d ’union à titre de variante orthographique. Assurance multirisque (s ). Assurance couvrant des risques multiples de nature différente. : Une assurance multirisque, des assurances multirisques. Note Grammaticale Le terme multirisque peut prendre la marque du pluriel même s ’il accompagne un nom singulier parce qu ’il marque la pluralité; cependant, la tendance actuelle est d ’écrire les mots composés avec le préfixe multi- sans s au singulier. Assurances IARD. Assurances incendie, accidents, risques divers. Assurance sans égard à la responsabilité. Régime d ’assurance automobile en vertu duquel l ’assureur de la victime d ’un accident de la route prend en charge le versement de l ’indemnité prévue au contrat relativement aux blessures corporelles ou aux dommages matériels subis par l ’assuré, qu ’il y ait ou non responsabilité de la part de celui-ci (GDT ). : Le régime sans égard à la responsabilité (et non *no-fault ) a été adopté en 1978 au Québec. Note Technique C ’est la Société de l ’assurance automobile du Québec qui indemnise les citoyens pour les blessures subies dans un accident de la route en vertu du Régime public d ’assurance automobile du Québec, régime d ’assurance sans égard à la responsabilité (GDT ). Assurance tous risques. Assurance couvrant tous les dommages que peut causer ou subir un automobiliste. : Des assurances tous risques. Assurance (-)vie. Assurance de personnes qui garantit le versement d ’une somme (capital ou rente ) au bénéficiaire désigné en cas de décès de la personne assurée. Note Technique Le GDT privilégie désormais l ’orthographe du terme assurance vie sans trait d ’union, mais il admet la graphie assurance-vie avec un trait d ’union à titre de variante orthographique. FORME FAUTIVE assurance-santé. Calque de « health insurance » pour assurance (-)maladie.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

assurance

as sur ance /əʃʊ́r (ə )ns |əʃɔ́ːr -/→assure 名詞複～s /-ɪz /1 C (心配をなくすための ) «…についての /…という » 保証 , 確約 «of /that 節 » ▸ I want a firm assurance that my daughter is safe .私の娘が安全だという確約がほしい ▸ provide an assurance of quality of service サービスの質を保証する 2 U (自己の能力に対する )自信 (confidence ), 落ち着き ; « …という /…についての » 確信, 確実性 (certainty ) «that 節 /of » ▸ speak with assurance 自信をもって話す ▸ I have no assurance that we will win the election .我々が選挙で勝つという確信はない 3 U ｟主に英｠(生命 )保険 (｟米｠insurance )▸ life [endowment ] assurance 生命 [養老 ]保険 m à ke ass ú rance d ò ubly [d ò uble ] s ú re 念には念を入れる .