Insurance
WordNet
noun
(1) Written contract or certificate of insurance
"You should have read the small print on your policy"
(2) 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
(3) Protection against future loss
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A means of indemnity against a future occurrence of an uncertain event.
- The car was totalled, but fortunately I had insurance.
- The business of providing insurance.
- After five years in banking, I switched to insurance.
- Metaphoric: Any attempt to anticipate an unfavorable event.
- The sky was clear, but I took my umbrella for insurance.
- Blackjack: A bet made after the deal, which pays off if the dealer has blackjack.
- I only take insurance if the count is right.
- An insurance policy
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Related terms
- automobile insurance
- car insurance
- casualty insurance
- credit insurance
- earthquake insurance
- fire insurance
- flood insurance
- freight insurance
- group insurance
- health insurance
- insure
- insurer
- insurance adjuster
- insurance agent
- insurance agency
- insurance claim
- insurance company
- insurance fraud
- insurance plan
- insurance policy
- insurance premium
- liability insurance
- life insurance
- malpractice insurance
- no-fault insurance
- pet insurance
- property insurance
- reinsurance
- term life insurance
- transportation insurance
- unemployment insurance
- whole-life insurance
See also
- actuary
- annuity
- broker
- float
- underwriter
- workers’ compensation