Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
No pronunciation record was provided for this word.
noun
A promise or undertaking, either express or implied, founded on a consideration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An action to recover damages for breach or nonperformance of such a promise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Latin assūmpsit (“he undertook”), preterite of assūmere. Doublet of assume.
