One of the ancient capitals of Assyria, in modern Iraq. / The chief deity of that city (see Ashur).

(Jewish law) forbidden

plural of assured

An insurance policy that pays out on death (or on certain other conditions).

The state or quality of being confident in oneself.

A system in which the delivery of a service or the quality of a product is assessed, and compared with that required.

(insurance) A form of life insurance paying a lump sum to the policyholder on survival to a fixed date, or to the estate or beneficiaries if the policyholder dies before that date.

plural of endowment assurance

(insurance) Life insurance that pays out a lump sum benefit on the death of the life assured within the term of the policy, and nothing on survival to the end of the term.

The practice of assuring information and managing risks related to the use, processing, storage, and transmission of information or data and the systems and processes used for those purposes.