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Plural of assurance

regular plural

The plural of assurance is assurances.

Forms of assurance

Singularassurance /əˈʃɔːɹəns/
Pluralassurances
Countablecountable and uncountable

Assurances in a sentence

  • All three leaders left Yalta believing they had obtained the assurances they needed for the postwar world.2000, Edward R. Kantowicz, Coming Apart, Coming Together, →ISBN, page 3. From the entry ring down the curtain
  • Having uttered these benign assurances, Mr Burner III became a brick wall.1997, Edward R.F. Sheeran, Cardinal Galsworthy, page 182. From the entry brick wall
  • Yet most twentieth-century narratives using the Oedipus myth lack these assurances and reassurances.1993, Debra Moddelmog, Readers and Mythic Signs: The Oedipus Myth in Twentieth-century Fiction, page 113. From the entry deus ex machinas
  • After all, the search for such assurances will itself require us to marshall our cognitive resources.1990, Richard Foley, “Skepticism and Rationality”, in Michael D. Roth, Glenn Ross, editors, Doubting: Contemporary Perspectives on…. From the entry doubt
  • Despite the praise this report received, Beida Women’s Mosque is still waiting for the Federation to act on its assurances.2001, Shui Jingjun [水镜君], “In Search of Sacred Women's Organizations”, in Ping-Chun Hsiung, Maria Jaschok, Cecilia Milwertz, Red Chan…. From the entry Guancheng

Meaning of assurance

  1. noun The act of assuring; a declaration intended to inspire full confidence; something designed to give confidence to someone.
  2. noun The state of being assured; total confidence or trust; a lack of doubt; certainty; guarantee.
  3. noun Firmness of mind; undoubting steadiness; intrepidity, courage, or self-confidence.

Full definition of assurance

Questions about the plural of assurance

What is the plural of assurance?
The plural of assurance is assurances.
Is assurance countable?
Assurance is a countable and uncountable noun.

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