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insurance policy

American

[in-shoor-uhns pahl-uh-see, in-shur-uhns] / ɪnˈʃʊər əns ˌpɑl ə si, ɪnˈʃɜr əns /

noun

a contract with an insurer, specifying the types of losses or expenses to be covered and the conditions that apply.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

insurance policies

plural

Example Sentences

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The investment case for holding bitcoin with the hope of broader sovereign adoption, or as an insurance policy against some extreme outcome, remains intact, Hackett said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Buy and hold a portfolio composed mainly of a stock index fund with a money-market fund as an insurance policy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

His insurance policy does provide some reimbursement for code upgrades, but he said it won’t come close to the costs the family is facing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Ian Day, from Sheffield, contacted Your Voice after he cancelled his insurance policy for his 12-year-old dog Alfie.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

This was a form of insurance policy for me.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

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