“I ensure the car (at an insurer).”
Usage Entry 520 / 1011 60-second read
Insure vs. Ensure / Assure
Financial policy versus make certain versus promise.
The comparisoni
“I insure the car.”
The ruleii
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INSURE with a policy. ENSURE a result. ASSURE a person.
INSURE takes out a policy. ENSURE guarantees a result. ASSURE reassures a person.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Three verbs, three roles."