insurance

noun

Definition of insurancenext
1
as in preventive
something providing certainty that a specified outcome will or will not occur Having two people do this job serves as insurance against accidents.

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2
as in contract
a formal contract promising payment if injury, damage, or loss occurs They purchased their home and car insurance through the same company.

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Recent Examples of insurance Additional costs that factor into car ownership, such as loan interest, gas and insurance, can also push shoppers to think smaller. — Beth Livesay, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026 For auto insurance customers who don't drive much, Mercury also offers a telematics program called MercuryGO. — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026 The gap reflects a fragmented insurance system, uneven Medicaid coverage, restrictive prior authorization and the absence of a national setup that connects screening, confirmation and treatment in one visit. — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The widespread reaction to this on some corners of baseball internet has been that the insurance company loans meant that the Dodgers payroll and team is based on fraud. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for insurance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurance
  1. preventive
  2. contract
  3. preventative
  4. security
  5. defense
  6. guarantee
  7. protection
  8. deal
Noun
  • In addition to making anti-vaccine comments, Kennedy also downplayed pediatric deaths related to measles and touted false cures and preventives, such as the use of vitamin A.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 8 June 2026
  • Padlocks, sickles and other objects made of iron, a metal said to possess anti-demonic powers, were stashed in the grave as preventives.
    — Franz Lidz, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2023
Definition of preventive
Noun
  • Returning from last season’s roster are Bam Adebayo, Andrew Wiggins, Davion Mitchell, Pelle Larsson, Nikola Jovic, Dru Smith, Simone Fontecchio, Myron Gardner and Vlad Goldin, who is on a two-way contract.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
  • All eyes will also be on local boy Max Verstappen, who just extended his contract with Red Bull through 2030.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of contract
Noun
  • Save your pet the trouble by refilling their flea, tick and heartworm preventative now.
    — Amy DeYoung, USA Today, 9 June 2026
  • Lastly, the rise of preventative and longevity treatments with GLP-1 and peptides.
    — Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
Definition of preventative
Noun
  • Mutual care becomes easier when the agreement respects your security too.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
  • If your toddler would rather try the toilet first, use a potty training seat to add security and ease anxiety about falling into the toilet.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of security
Noun
  • An Israeli military source told CNN the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had gathered intelligence on Turkey’s plans to deploy personnel, drones and air-defense systems at the site.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Somebody years ago should have realized NSA Bahrain could be attacked, its air defense might fail and it could be disabled in a long war.
    — John Seiler, Oc Register, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of defense
Noun
  • However, income limits, geographic restrictions and guarantee fees make the program a better fit for some buyers than others.
    — Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2026
  • There’s no guarantee that someone else properly cleaned the piece, and the risk of an infection is greater than the reward of inexpensive undies.
    — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of guarantee
Noun
  • Nobody in their right mind would argue that Alphabet and Nvidia need laws to protect them from competition, but lots of otherwise intelligent people believe that banks, an even more profitable group of companies, do need such protection.
    — Omid Malekan, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Friendship was also the protection built into Difficult People.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of protection
Noun
  • Tensions escalated this week after the deadline for Washington and Tehran to negotiate a peace deal formally expired on Monday, despite relations having nosedived — and fighting restarted — weeks prior.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • That tariff rate was later reduced to 15% when the two sides agreed on a trade deal, but uncertainty remains about the stability of that agreement and how imports of certain European goods, such as steel, will be taxed by Washington.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of deal

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“Insurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurance. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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