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insurance

noun

Simple meaning

An agreement where you pay money regularly so a company will cover a future loss.

Pronunciation

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ɪnˈʃʊɹəns

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Definition

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noun

  1. A means of indemnity against a future occurrence of an uncertain event.

  2. Protection against future loss

  3. The business of providing insurance.

  4. Written contract or certificate of insurance

  5. figurative

    Any attempt to forestall an unfavorable event.

  6. countable

    An insurance policy.

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A means of indemnity against a future occurrence of an uncertain event.

Used this way, insurance is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Nearby words

  • policy , a specialist term, precise but narrower

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Synonyms

Sense: means of indemnity against a future occurrence of an uncertain event

policyTechnicalindemnityinsurance policy

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