self-insure

[ self-in-shoor, self- ]

verb (used with object),self-in·sured, self-in·sur·ing.
  1. to subject (one's property or interests) to self-insurance.

verb (used without object),self-in·sured, self-in·sur·ing.
  1. to insure with self-insurance.

Origin of self-insure

1
First recorded in 1930–35

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