Insurance

  • 31insurance —    A contract (i.e., insurance policy) under which the insurer (usually an insurance company) agrees for a fee (i.e., insurance premiums, normally paid at fixed intervals) to pay the insured party all or a portion of any loss suffered by accident …

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  • 32insurance — /ɪnˈʃɔrəns / (say in shawruhns), / ˈʃʊə / (say shoouh ) noun 1. the act, system, or business of insuring property, life, the person, etc., against loss or harm arising in specified contingencies, as fire, accident, death, disablement, or the like …

  • 33insurance — A contract whereby one undertakes to indemnify another against loss, damage, or liability arising from an unknown or contingent event. Meyer v Building & Realty Service Co. 209 Ind 125, 196 NE 250, 100 ALR 1442. An agreement by which one person… …

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  • 34insurance — I. noun Date: 1651 1. a. the business of insuring persons or property b. coverage by contract whereby one party undertakes to indemnify or guarantee another against loss by a specified contingency or peril c. the sum for which something is… …

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  • 35insurance — noun 1) insurance for his new car Syn: indemnity, indemnification, assurance, (financial) protection, security, coverage 2) insurance against a third world war Syn: protection, defense, safeguard, security, hedge …

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  • 36insurance — in•sur•ance [[t]ɪnˈʃʊər əns, ˈʃɜr [/t]] n. 1) bus the act, system, or business of insuring property, life, one s person, etc., against loss or harm arising in specified contingencies, in return for payment 2) bus coverage by contract in which one …

    From formal English to slang

  • 37insurance —   Ho opa a, inikua (for various kinds, see inikua and following entries).   Also: ho opa a ola (life), inikua pau ahi (fire), ho opa a waiwai (property). Insurance policy, palapala ho opa a, palapala inikua.    ♦ Insurance company, hui ho opa a …

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  • 38insurance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. guarantee, warranty, coverage, protection; insurance policy; assurance, security. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. indemnity, assurance, warrant, guarantee, protection, backing, allowance, safeguard, security …

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  • 39insurance — drauda statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Mokėjimas įmokų įgyjant teisę būti atlygintam už patirsimus nuostolius (traumas, susižeidus per pratybas ar varžybas) atlyginti. Kai kurių sporto šakų (rogučių sporto, kalnų slidinėjimo) …

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  • 40Insurance in India — Insurance is a federal subject in India and has a history dating back to 1818. Life and general insurance in India is still a nascent sector with huge potential for various global players with the life insurance premiums accounting to 2.5% of the …

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