noun · neutral
assurance
UK/əˈʃʊərəns/US/əˈʃʊrəns/as·SUR·ance
a promise or guarantee that something will happen or be true
Examples
“The company gave assurances that the product was safe.”
“He spoke with assurance.”
“There is no absolute assurance of success.”
Band 8 sentence
“What I need from policymakers is clear assurance that funding for education will be sustained, not vague promises.”
Collocations
- give assurance
- offer assurance
- financial assurance
- with assurance
Word family
Common mistakes
make assurance→give/offer assurance
assurance of quality→assurance about/that the quality is good
Say it for a higher band
5certainty→6guarantee→7+assurance
Synonyms
guarantee
confidence
Easily confused
insurance
“I bought insurance for my laptop, but the manager gave me assurance that repairs would be free.”
guarantee
“The manufacturer offers a two-year guarantee, while the seller gave his personal assurance that it would last longer.”
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