self-insure

verb

ˌself-in-ˈshu̇r 

-in-ˈshər-

self-insured; self-insuring; self-insures

intransitive verb

: to insure oneself

especially : to practice self-insurance

self-insurer

ˌself-in-shu̇r-ər 

-in-ˈshər-

noun

Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

self-insure

transitive verb

self-in·​sure

ˌself-in-ˈshu̇r

: to insure by self-insurance (as in workers' compensation)

an employer wishing to self-insure its liability

—Pennsylvania Statutes

intransitive verb

: to use self-insurance

a governmental agency that self-insures

self-insurer noun