WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
as•sured
(ə shŏŏrd′, ə shûrd′),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
as•sur•ed•ly
(ə shŏŏr′id lē, ə shûr′-),USA pronunciation adv.
as•sur′ed•ness, n.
- guaranteed; sure;
certain;
secure:an assured income. - bold;
confident;
authoritative:His art was both assured and facile. - boldly presumptuous.
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]insured, as against loss.
n.
- Business[Insurance.]
- the beneficiary under a policy.
- the person whose life or property is covered by a policy.
- 1325–75; Middle English; see assure, -ed2
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