Insurance Meaning
/ɪnˈʃɔː.ɹəns/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA means of indemnity against a future occurrence of an uncertain event.
nounThe business of providing insurance.
Sentence Examples
Our insurance policy covers various kinds of damages.
In case the shipment is delayed, we have special delay insurance.
The department is responsible for regulating the insurance industry.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
To protect your home from fire damage, it is wise to buy ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
It is important to have health ____ to cover the high costs of medical treatments and surgeries.
Word Origin & History
From the older form ensurance, see also assurance. By surface analysis, insure + -ance.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 2012 January 26, Philip E. Mirowski, “Harms to Health from the Pursuit of Profits”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2012, page 87:
""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."
— 2009 February 18, Cheryl Critchley, “Free child care for Victorian bushfire victims”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 18 Feb 2009:
"'They don't say so yet, but the suggestion is incendiarism. […]'
'Why should they think anything wrong?'
'These insurances go a lot by the fire brigade report. I suppose the officer in charge has suggested something.'"
— 1927, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
To protect your home from fire damage, it is wise to buy ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
It is important to have health ____ to cover the high costs of medical treatments and surgeries.