assured
assured Lexical Profile
assured Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Protected against discontinuance or change; guaranteed, certain, or indisputable.
"With her extensive qualifications and glowing references, her success in the new role seems assured."
Possessing or displaying great confidence and poise in one's own abilities; self-possessed.
"The young pianist delivered a remarkably assured performance on opening night."
• noun
British A person whose life or property is covered by an insurance policy, or the beneficiary who receives the payout upon the policyholder's death.
"The contract stipulates that the full sum will be paid to the estate of the assured."
Word Nuance & Usage
In British English insurance terminology, 'the assured' specifically refers to the person covered by a life assurance policy (which guarantees a payout upon an inevitable event), whereas 'the insured' typically applies to general insurance policies against uncertain risks.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the past participle of the verb 'assure', which entered Middle English via Old French 'assurer', from Vulgar Latin 'assecurare' (to make safe or secure), combining 'ad-' (to) and 'securus' (safe, free from care).
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