insurance

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insurance
ɪnˈʃʊər(ə)ns Listen
Meanings
noun
  • an arrangement by which a company or the state undertakes to provide a guarantee of compensation for specified loss, damage, illness, or death in return for payment of a specified premium.
    E.g. many new borrowers take out insurance against unemployment or sickness
  • a thing providing protection against a possible eventuality.
    E.g. jackets were hung on the back of their chairs, insurance against an encounter with air-conditioning

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