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coinsurance en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-lbor. English co- English insurance English coinsurance From co- + insurance.

Meanings

  1. (US, countable, especially, uncountable) The joint assumption of risk between the insurer and the insured party.
  2. (US, countable, especially, metonymically, uncountable) The amount paid by the insured in accordance with this risk sharing.
    • For Part B-covered services, you usually pay 20% of the Medicare-approved amount after you meet your deductible. This is called your coinsurance. 2021, Medicare & You 2022, Baltimore, MD: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, page 6:
  3. (countable, qualifier:international, uncountable) The joint assumption of risk between multiple insurers.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
coinsurances Number=Plur lexicographic
co-insurance alternative lexicographic

Relateds

deductible · coinsurer · copayment

Translations (15)

sv självrisk (joint assumption of risk between insurer and insured) · es deducible (joint assumption of risk between insurer and insured) · es participación propia (joint assumption of risk between insurer and insured) · de Eigenanteil (joint assumption of risk between insurer and insured) · fr franchise (joint assumption of risk between insurer and insured) · ru франшиза (joint assumption of risk between insurer and insured) · de Mitversicherung (joint assumption of risk between multiple insurers) · es coaseguro (joint assumption of risk between insurer and insured) · es franquicia (joint assumption of risk between insurer and insured) · it franchigia (joint assumption of risk between insurer and insured) · sv medförsäkring (joint assumption of risk between multiple insurers) · de Selbstbeteiligung (joint assumption of risk between insurer and insured) · tr koasürans (joint assumption of risk between insurer and insured) · da selvrisiko (joint assumption of risk between insurer and insured) · nl eigen risico (joint assumption of risk between insurer and insured)