Definition of "ensured" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of ensure. (verb)

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• "Defoe's third hat trick this term ensured the Spurs a fifth-round tie at Bolton."
• "Having scored 20 goals so far in the 2009-10 season, Defoe's third hat trick this term ensured the Spurs a fifth-round tie at Bolton."
• "The only thing that has to be ensured is that those that create the content are fairly rewarded for it in accordance with the principles of perfectly competitive markets (most notably, no extra-normal profits)."