Definition of Insurance

1. Noun. Promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company.


2. Noun. Written contract or certificate of insurance. "You should have read the small print on your policy"
Exact synonyms: Insurance Policy, Policy
Generic synonyms: Contract
Specialized synonyms: Floater, Floating Policy

3. Noun. Protection against future loss.
Exact synonyms: Indemnity
Generic synonyms: Protection, Shelter
Derivative terms: Indemnify, Insure

Definition of Insurance

1. n. The act of insuring, or assuring, against loss or damage by a contingent event; a contract whereby, for a stipulated consideration, called premium, one party undertakes to indemnify or guarantee another against loss by certain specified risks. Cf. Assurance, n., 6.

Definition of Insurance

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Insurance

1. Coverage by contract whereby one part indemnifies or guarantees another against loss by a specified contingency. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Insurance

insulters
insulting
insultingly
insults
insulysin
insuperable
insuperably
insupportable
insupportably
insuppressible
insurabilities
insurability
insurable
insurable interest
insurance (current term)
insurance (current term)
insurances
insurance agent
insurance benefits
insurance broker
insurance carriers
insurance claim
insurance claim reporting
insurance claim review
insurance company
insurance coverage
insurance coverage
insurance firm
insurance policy
insurance pools

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