insurance vs assurance

assurance vs insurance

insurance and assurance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
insurance	Yes	No	No	No
assurance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, assurance is a hyponym of insurance; that is, assurance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than insurance:

insurance: promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company
assurance: a British term for some kinds of insurance

Other hyponyms of insurance include automobile insurance, car insurance, business interruption insurance, coinsurance, fire insurance, group insurance, hazard insurance, health insurance, liability insurance, life assurance, life insurance, malpractice insurance, reinsurance, self-insurance, term insurance.

insurance (noun)	assurance (noun)
written contract or certificate of insurance	freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company	a statement intended to inspire confidence
protection against future loss	a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
	a British term for some kinds of insurance

Difference between insurance and assurance

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