ALL meanings of insurance
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I i - noun insurance 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 2
- noun insurance A practice or arrangement by which a company or government agency provides a guarantee of compensation for specified loss, damage, illness, or death in return for payment of a premium. 1
- noun insurance medical 1
- noun insurance car 1
- noun insurance financial hedge 1
- noun insurance protection from harm 1
- noun insurance coverage by contract in which one party agrees to indemnify or reimburse another for loss that occurs under the terms of the contract. 1
- noun insurance the contract itself, set forth in a written or printed agreement or policy. 1
- noun insurance the amount for which anything is insured. 1
- noun insurance an insurance premium. 1
- noun insurance any means of guaranteeing against loss or harm: Taking vitamin C is viewed as an insurance against catching colds. 1
- adjective insurance 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. 1
- noun 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. 0
- variable noun insurance Insurance is an arrangement in which you pay money to a company, and they pay money to you if something unpleasant happens to you, for example if your property is stolen or damaged, or if you get a serious illness. 0
- variable noun insurance If you do something as insurance against something unpleasant happening, you do it to protect yourself in case the unpleasant thing happens. 0
- noun insurance the state of having such protection 0
- noun insurance the policy providing such protection 0
- noun insurance the pecuniary amount of such protection 0
- noun insurance the premium payable in return for such protection 0
- noun insurance (as modifier) 0
- noun insurance a means of protecting or safeguarding against risk or injury 0
- noun insurance an insuring or being insured against loss; a system of protection against loss in which a number of individuals agree to pay certain sums (premiums) periodically for a guarantee that they will be compensated under stipulated conditions for any specified loss by fire, accident, death, etc. 0
- noun insurance a contract guaranteeing such protection 0
- noun insurance the premium specified for such a contract 0
- noun insurance the amount for which life, property, etc. is insured 0
- noun insurance the business of insuring against loss 0
- noun insurance Insurance is an arrangement in which you regularly pay money to a company, and they pay you if something bad happens to you or your property. 0
- noun insurance Insurance is an arrangement in which you pay money to a company, and they provide financial protection for your property, life, or health, paying you in case of death, loss, or damage. 0
- noun insurance Insurance is a policy that provides financial protection for your property, life, or health, paying you in case of death, loss, or damage. 0
- noun insurance Insurance is the financial amount of protection that you receive for your property, life, or health in case of death, loss, or damage. 0