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insurance en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈɪn.(t)ʃoː.ˈrens/ (India)
/ɪnˈʃɔː.ɹəns/ pour–poor merger
/ɪnˈʃʊə.ɹəns/ without the pour–poor merger
/ɪnˈʃʊɹ.əns/ (General-American)
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/ˈɪn.ʃə.ɹɪns/ (Southern-US)
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/ˈɪn.(t)ʃuː.ˈrens/ (India)
/ɪnˈʃɜɹ.əns/ (General-American)

Etymology

From the older form ensurance, see also assurance. By surface analysis, insure + -ance.

Meanings

(uncountable, usually) A means of indemnity against a future occurrence of an uncertain event.
- 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 14, 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 car was totalled, but fortunately I had insurance.
(uncountable, usually) The business of providing insurance.
- After five years in banking, I switched to insurance.
(figuratively, uncountable, usually) Any attempt to forestall an unfavorable event.
- The sky was clear, but I took my umbrella for insurance.
(uncountable, usually) A bet made after the deal, which pays off if the dealer has blackjack.
- I only take insurance if the count is right.
(countable, usually) An insurance policy.
- "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:
(countable, usually) A company providing insurance policies; an insurer.
- '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 [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
insurances	Number=Plur		lexicographic
insuraunce		alternative	lexicographic

Deriveds

Descendants

insurans

actuary · annuity · float · broker · workers’ compensation · underwriter

Translations (155)

kl qularnaveeqqut (indemnity) · uz straxovaniye (business) · my အာမခံ (indemnity) · be страхава́нне (business) · fa بیمه (business) · uk страхува́ння (business) · fa بیمه (indemnity) · hi बीमा (business) · ko 보험업계 (business) · es aseguración (indemnity) · kmr înşurans (indemnity) · lt drauda (indemnity) · cy insiwrans (indemnity) · ta காப்பீடு (business) · mk осигуру́вање (indemnity) · cs pojistka (indemnity) · si රක්ෂණය (indemnity) · th กรมธรรม์ (indemnity) · nn forsikring (indemnity) · ps بيمه (indemnity) · hy ապահովագրություն (business) · pt seguro (indemnity) · nan-hbl 保險 /保险 (indemnity) · tr sigorta (indemnity) · ca assegurança (business) · el ασφάλιση (indemnity) · fr assurance (indemnity) · be страхо́ўка (indemnity) · rm assicuranza (indemnity) · ko 보험 (indemnity) · sl zavarovanje (indemnity) · uz sugʻurta (business) · is tryggingar (business) · az sığorta (indemnity) · am ዋስትና (business) · sh осигура́ње (indemnity) · ta காப்புறுதி (indemnity) · cs pojišťovna (business) · se dáhkádus (indemnity) · hi इन्श्योरेंस (indemnity) · ky камсыздандыруу (indemnity) · lb Assurance (indemnity) · vi bảo hiểm (indemnity) · bua даадхал (indemnity) · no forsikring (business) · sk poisťovňa (business) · da forsikring (business) · nl assurantie (indemnity) · cmn 保險業 /保险业 (business) · lt draudimas (business) · kmr sîgorta (indemnity) · sk poistka (indemnity) · hak 保險 /保险 (indemnity) · wuu 保險 /保险 (indemnity) · uk страхо́вка (indemnity) · ga árachas (indemnity) · ka დაზღვევა (business) · lv apdrošināšana (indemnity) · ga táille árachais (indemnity) · hu biztonság (in a biztonság kedvéért) (metaphoric: any attempt to anticipate an unfavorable event) · ro asigurări (business) · mn даатгал (indemnity) · ms asuransi (indemnity) · uz sugʻurta (indemnity) · es aseguramiento (metaphoric: any attempt to anticipate an unfavorable event) · hu biztosítószakma (business) · bg застрахова́не (business) · sd ويمو (indemnity) · nl verzekering (indemnity) · fo trygging (indemnity) · nrf asseûthance (business) · haw hoʻopaʻa (indemnity) · tg суғурта (indemnity) · nb forsikring (indemnity) · sk poistenie (indemnity) · te బీమా (indemnity) · fi vakuutus (indemnity) · he ביטוח \ בִּטּוּחַ (indemnity) · et kindlustus (indemnity) · hy ապահովագրություն (indemnity) · tg бима (business) · ar تَأْمِين (indemnity) · fi vakuutusala (business) · is trygging (indemnity) · gd àrachas (indemnity) · id asuransi (indemnity) · hi बीमा (indemnity) · cdo 保險 /保险 (indemnity) · vo sur (indemnity) · sq sigurim (indemnity) · ar تَأْمِين (business) · ur بِیمَہ (indemnity) · tg бима (indemnity) · cs pojištění (indemnity) · ja 保険 (indemnity) · mi rīanga (indemnity) · mi inihua (indemnity) · ug سۇغۇرتا (indemnity) · da forsikring (indemnity) · my အာမခံလုပ်ငန်း (business) · ka დაზღვევა (indemnity) · ms insurans (indemnity) · pl ubezpieczenie (business) · sh osiguránje (indemnity) · cmn 保險 /保险 (indemnity) · it assicurazione (indemnity) · ru страхова́ние (business) · ru страхо́вка (indemnity) · de Versicherung (business) · vi sự bảo hiểm (indemnity) · ca assegurança (indemnity) · mk осигурување (business) · es aseguración (business) · hsb zawěsćenje (indemnity) · sv försäkring (business) · sv försäkring (indemnity) · nrf asseûthance (indemnity) · fr assurance (business) · es seguro (indemnity) · th การประกันภัย (business) · af versekering (business) · km ការរ៉ាប់រង (indemnity) · bn বিমা (indemnity) · pl ubezpieczenie (indemnity) · sw bima (indemnity) · de Versicherung (indemnity) · yi פֿאַרזיכערונג (indemnity) · lv apdrošināšana (business) · tg суғуртакунӣ (business) · as বীমা (indemnity) · es seguro (business) · kl sillimmasiineq (indemnity) · eo asekuro (indemnity) · af versekering (indemnity) · sw bima (business) · lt draudimas (indemnity) · lo ການປະກັນໄພ (business) · ja 保険業 (business) · kk сақтандыру (indemnity) · tk strahowaniýe (business) · cy insiwrans (business) · tr sigortacılık (business) · tg суғурта (business) · bg застрахо́вка (indemnity) · vo lefilisur (indemnity) · km ការធានា (indemnity) · pt seguro (business) · io asekuro (indemnity) · ta காப்பீடு (indemnity) · es aseguración (metaphoric: any attempt to anticipate an unfavorable event) · lb Versécherung (indemnity) · hu biztosítás (indemnity) · yue 保險 /保险 (indemnity) · ro asigurare (indemnity) · uk страхува́ння (indemnity)

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