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noun Insurance.

a continuous policy covering goods of a class subject to changes in volume, usually requiring periodic reports of values.

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Origin of open policy

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby open policy

open one's heart to, open one's mouth, open order, open-pit, open plan, open policy, open-pollinated, open position, open primary, open prison, open punctuation

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How to use open policy in a sentence

That strategy has been used in some cases to help determine GMO policy.
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When it became too crowded, they moved her into an open casket on the street.
New York’s Most Tragic Ghost Loves Minimalist Swedish Fashion|Nina Strochlic|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Two-thirds of those who likely to benefit from the new policy are Mexican.
Why Mexicans Are Enraged by Obama’s Big Tuesday Meeting|Ruben Navarrette Jr.|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In short, fatherhood gets little attention in policy debates.
How Good Dads Can Change the World|Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Now it can't open on my phone due to what appears to be software incompatibility.
My Week on Jewish Tinder|Emily Shire|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Let them open their minds to us, let them put upon permanent record the significance of all their intrigues and manœuvres.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
The doors (Indian bungalows have hardly any windows, each door being half glass) were open front and back.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
It was close upon twelve o'clock, and the "Rooms" had been open to the public for two hours.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
Worst danger zone, the open sea, now traversed, but on land not yet out of the wood.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
To think,” said the younger Englishwoman to her sister, “of this wee mite travelling about in an open motor!
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke

British Dictionary definitions for open policy

open policy

noun

an insurance policy in which the amount payable in the event of a claim is settled after the loss or damage has occurredCompare valued policy

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