Insurance

Definitions

1. A means of indemnity against a future occurrence of an uncertain event.
   uncountable, usually
2. The business of providing insurance.
   uncountable, usually
3. Any attempt to forestall an unfavorable event.
   figuratively, uncountable, usually
4. A bet made after the deal, which pays off if the dealer has blackjack.
   uncountable, usually
5. An insurance policy.
   countable, usually

Equivalents

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Afrikaansversekering

العربيةالتأمينتأمين

Azərbaycan dilisığorta

Българскизастраховка

বাংলাবিমা

Bosanskiosiguranjeосигурање

Catalàassegurança

Češtinapojištěnípojistkapojišťovna

Danskforsikring

Ελληνικάασφάλιση

Esperantoasekuro

فارسیبیمه

Suomivakuutus

Gaeilgeárachastáille árachais

Gàidhligàrachasurras

Galegoseguranzaseguridade

עבריתביטוח

हिन्दीबीमा

Hrvatskiosiguranjeосигурање

Magyarbiztosítás

Հայերենապահովագրություն

Bahasa Indonesiaasuransi

Íslenskatrygging

Italianoassicurazione

日本語保険

ქართულიდაზღვევა

Қазақ тілісақтандыру

ភាសាខ្មែរការធានាការរ៉ាប់រង

한국어보험

Kurdîsîgortaبیمه

Кыргызчакамсыздандыруу

LëtzebuergeschAssuranceVersécherung

Lietuviųdraudimas

Latviešuapdrošināšana

Македонскиосигурување

Монголдаатгал

Bahasa Melayuinsurans

မြန်မာအာမခံ

Nederlandsassurantieverzekering

Polskiasekuracjaasekuracyjnyubezpieczenieubezpieczeniowy+ 1 more

Portuguêsseguro

Românăasigurare

Русскийстраховка

سنڌيويمو

Српскиosiguranjeосигурање

Svenskaförsäkring

Kiswahilibima

தமிழ்காப்பீடுகாப்புறுதி

తెలుగుబీమా

ไทยกรมธรรม์

Türkçesigortasigortacılık

Українськазабезпеченнястраховийстрахува́ння

Tiếng Việtbảo hiểm

Examples

“The car was totalled, but fortunately I had insurance.”

“In an era when political leaders promise⟳ deliverance from decline⟳ through America’s purported preeminence in scientific research⟳, the news that science is in deep trouble⟳ in the United States has been as unwelcome as a diagnosis of leukemia following the loss of health insurance.”

“After five years in banking, I switched to insurance.”

“The sky was clear, but I took my umbrella for insurance.”

“I only take⟳ insurance if the count⟳ is right.”

“"The children need⟳ to get⟳ back to some level of normalcy and their families can certainly use⟳ some respite to deal⟳ with things such as insurances, licences and other things they have⟳ lost," he said.”

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