health insurance

health in·sur·ance

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [helth in-shoo r-uh ns, -shur-]
- /hɛlθ ɪnˈʃʊər əns, -ˈʃɜr-/
- /helθ ɪnˈʃʊərəns/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [helth in-shoo r-uh ns, -shur-]
- /hɛlθ ɪnˈʃʊər əns, -ˈʃɜr-/

Definitions of health insurance words

noun health insurance insurance that compensates the insured for expenses or loss incurred for medical reasons, as through illness or hospitalization. 1
noun health insurance private medical policy 1
noun health insurance insurance which covers medical expenses 0

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Origin of health insurance

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05

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Parts of speech for Health insurance

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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health insurance popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for health insurance

noun health insurance

medicare — (sometimes lowercase) a U.S. government program of hospitalization insurance and voluntary medical insurance for persons aged 65 and over and for certain disabled persons under 65. Compare Medicaid.
medicaid — a U.S. government program, financed by federal, state, and local funds, of hospitalization and medical insurance for persons of all ages within certain income limits.
major medical — insurance designed to compensate for particularly large medical expenses due to a severe or prolonged illness, usually by paying a high percentage of medical bills above a certain amount.
managed care — a healthcare plan or system that seeks to control medical costs by contracting with a network of providers.

All 4 Synonyms of health insurance

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