insurance
the act, system, or business of insuring property, life, one's person, etc., against loss or harm arising in specified contingencies, as fire, accident, death, disablement, or the like, in consideration of a payment proportionate to the risk involved.
coverage by contract in which one party agrees to indemnify or reimburse another for loss that occurs under the terms of the contract.
the contract itself, set forth in a written or printed agreement or policy.
the amount for which anything is insured.
an insurance premium.
any means of guaranteeing against loss or harm: Taking vitamin C is viewed as an insurance against catching colds.
of or relating to a score that increases a team's lead and insures that the lead will be held if the opposing team should score once more: The home run gave the team an insurance run, making the score 7-5.
Origin of insurance
1Other words from insurance
- non·in·sur·ance, noun
- pre·in·sur·ance, noun
- pro·in·sur·ance, adjective
Words that may be confused with insurance
- assurance, insurance
Words Nearby insurance
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How to use insurance in a sentence
The company blames its financial demise on its insurance, which didn’t pay to insulate Century 21 from business interruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Why bankruptcy is rarely the end for retailers in dire straits | Alexandra Ossola | September 17, 2020 | QuartzHe said the interests of insurance companies and the interests of their customers were aligned when it came to the goal of helping people live longer, healthier lives.
What’s your biological age? A new app promises to reveal it—and help you slow the aging process | Jeremy Kahn | September 17, 2020 | Fortune“I’d put a well down there, pump it once a month and let it sit there as an insurance policy,” one hydrologist said.
Morning Report: San Diego Is Ignoring an Untapped Water Source | Voice of San Diego | September 15, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoMany insurance companies, recognizing the likelihood that it would happen again, declined to renew policies and left the state.
Climate Change Will Force a New American Migration | by Abrahm Lustgarten, photography by Meridith Kohut | September 15, 2020 | ProPublicaTry and avoid using the main keyword like “casino” or “insurance” too often.
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His life as a man is built around health insurance and tax services.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President | Pierre Assouline | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTHis father, a writer, and his mother, who worked in insurance, were flawless.
The Story of the World’s Greatest Cricket Player | William O’Connor | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe freely admits that she was using both to self-medicate after she lost her insurance.
States Slap Pregnant Women With Harsher Jail Sentences | Emily Shire | December 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMore importantly, Medicaid served as a secondary insurance to his primary insurance.
Medicaid Will Give You Money for At-Home Care, but You Might Wait Years | Elizabeth Picciuto | December 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMost of them have insurance, and only a small percentage face catastrophic illness.
He has come to believe in such things as old age pensions and national insurance.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockSuppose one goes to the office of a general insurance agent to get insurance on his home.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesEven the purest selfishness would dictate a policy of social insurance.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockA delivery of a policy therefore, to an insurance broker, would be a delivery to his principal.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesIt was possible that no insurance company would take the risk on an expensive building in such a quarter.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
British Dictionary definitions for insurance
/ (ɪnˈʃʊərəns, -ˈʃɔː-) /
the act, system, or business of providing financial protection for property, life, health, etc, against specified contingencies, such as death, loss, or damage, and involving payment of regular premiums in return for a policy guaranteeing such protection
the state of having such protection
Also called: insurance policy the policy providing such protection
the pecuniary amount of such protection
the premium payable in return for such protection
(as modifier): insurance agent; insurance broker; insurance company
a means of protecting or safeguarding against risk or injury
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