amount subject

noun

: any value estimated by an underwriter to be the expected loss as a result of a fire or casualty, variable according to the risk involved

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1940, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for amount subject

• aftereffect
• interconnect
• affect
• aspect
• bedecked
• bisect
• collect
• connect
• correct
• deflect
• detect
• direct