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insurance

114 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) insurance (noun)
  2. 2) insurance (adjective)
  3. insurance adjuster (noun)
  4. insurance agent (noun)
  5. insurance broker (noun)
  6. insurance certificate (noun)
  7. insurance reserve (noun)
  8. insurance trust (noun)
  9. installment sales insurance (noun)
  10. accident insurance (noun)
  11. assessment insurance (noun)
  12. automobile insurance (noun)
  13. automobile liability insurance (noun)
  14. aviation insurance (noun)
  15. bank deposit insurance (noun)
  16. bodily injury liability insurance (noun)
  17. builder's risk insurance (noun)
  18. burglary insurance (noun)
  19. business interruption insurance (noun)
  20. business life insurance (noun)
  21. casualty insurance (noun)
  22. collision insurance (noun)
  23. compensation insurance (noun)
  24. contractual liability insurance (noun)
  25. corporation life insurance (noun)
  26. credit insurance (noun)
  27. credit life insurance (noun)
  28. crop insurance (noun)
  29. depreciation insurance (noun)
  30. disability insurance (noun)

1in·sur·ance

noun \in-ˈshu̇r-ən(t)s also ˈin-ˌ\

Definition of INSURANCE

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 insured
2
: a means of guaranteeing protection or safety <the contract is your insurance against price changes>
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Examples of INSURANCE

  1. insurance against theft or damage
  2. She has a job in insurance.
  3. I work for an insurance company.

First Known Use of INSURANCE

1651

Other Economics Terms

actuary, compound interest, globalization, indemnity, portfolio, rentier, stagflation, usurer

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