insure against
phrasal verb
insured against; insuring against; insures against
1
: to make (something bad) less likely to happen usually by planning and preparing
Doctors recommend exercising to insure against health problems.
2
: to protect (someone) from (something bad)
We can't insure our children against all life's problems.
Examples of insure against in a Sentence
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From Larry Waggoner: Around 1990, a family member arrived at Vin’s home in the morning after a late Dodgers game, to assess property, Vin was insuring against theft or damage.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2023
His voice is also insured against copyright infringement.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 19 July 2023
Multinational companies, with government encouragement, will rationally insure against problems by building redundant supply chains in safer locations.
—Adam S. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 17 Mar. 2022
Many companies stopped writing new policies after the 1994 Northridge quake, which prompted the creation of a distinct California Earthquake Authority to insure against seismic damage.
—Sam Dean, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
The cost of insuring against a sovereign default dipped, while Turkey’s 10-year dollar bond yields fell to 9.3%, the lowest in three weeks.
—Firat Kozok, Bloomberg.com, 2 June 2023
The price to insure against a failure of U.S. government debt, as measured by the spread of one year U.S. credit default swaps, hit a record high last week.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 16 May 2023
Investors are also bidding up the price of credit default swaps, which insure against a federal default.
—Tyler Pager, Jeff Stein, Liz Goodwin and Leigh Ann Caldwell, The Washington Post, Anchorage Daily News, 10 May 2023
After that occurred, the cost of insuring against US debt for a year jumped to 63 basis points.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 20 Apr. 2023
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2023
His voice is also insured against copyright infringement.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 19 July 2023
Multinational companies, with government encouragement, will rationally insure against problems by building redundant supply chains in safer locations.
—Adam S. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 17 Mar. 2022
Many companies stopped writing new policies after the 1994 Northridge quake, which prompted the creation of a distinct California Earthquake Authority to insure against seismic damage.
—Sam Dean, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
The cost of insuring against a sovereign default dipped, while Turkey’s 10-year dollar bond yields fell to 9.3%, the lowest in three weeks.
—Firat Kozok, Bloomberg.com, 2 June 2023
The price to insure against a failure of U.S. government debt, as measured by the spread of one year U.S. credit default swaps, hit a record high last week.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 16 May 2023
Investors are also bidding up the price of credit default swaps, which insure against a federal default.
—Tyler Pager, Jeff Stein, Liz Goodwin and Leigh Ann Caldwell, The Washington Post, Anchorage Daily News, 10 May 2023
After that occurred, the cost of insuring against US debt for a year jumped to 63 basis points.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 20 Apr. 2023
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“Insure against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insure%20against. Accessed 2 Oct. 2023.
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