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insurance

/ˌɪnʃˈʊɹʌns/noun3 syllables

Insurance means: written contract or certificate of insurance.

Synonyms for insurance3

noun, as in written contract or certificate of insurance

policy, insurance policy

noun, as in protection against future loss

indemnity

What does insurance mean?3

noun

1

written contract or certificate of insurance“you should have read the small print on your policy”

2

protection against future loss

3

promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with insurance?2

three syllables

assurance

four syllables

reassurance
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Insurance in a sentence

  • If you can't afford travel insurance, then you can't afford to travel.Hybrid
  • In case the shipment is delayed, we have special delay insurance.CC
  • The new national elder-care insurance system starts next year, right?unknown
  • Indemnity insurance policies protect the insured person, or the insured person's own property.Delian
  • Types of indemnity insurance include health insurance, disability insurance, fire insurance, and life insurance.Delian
  • How do you think national health insurance affects physicians, patients, and society?Igider
  • Pleasure is like life insurance: the older you are, the more expensive it gets.carlosalberto
  • Just in case, you should get auto insurance.ksjdragon

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of insurance

as a noun

plural
insurances