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  1. assured
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  3. self-assured

1as·sured

adjective \ə-ˈshu̇rd\

Definition of ASSURED

1
: characterized by certainty or security : guaranteed <an assured market>
2
a : self-assured
b : self-satisfied
3
: satisfied as to the certainty or truth of a matter <rest assured we won't be late>
— as·sured·ness \-ˈshu̇r-əd-nəs, -ˈshu̇rd-\ noun
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Examples of ASSURED

  1. Winners of the Nobel Prize have an assured place in history.
  2. His writing has become more assured as he has gotten older.

First Known Use of ASSURED

15th century

Related to ASSURED

Synonyms
certain, clear, cocksure, confident, doubtless, implicit, positive, sanguine, sure
Antonyms
doubtful, dubious, uncertain, unsure

Rhymes with ASSURED

steward

2assured

noun
plural assured or assureds

Definition of ASSURED

: insured

First Known Use of ASSURED

1755

Other Economics Terms

actuary, compound interest, globalization, indemnity, portfolio, rentier, stagflation, usurer

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