insure

  • 11insure — verb 1 (I, T) to buy insurance to protect yourself against something bad happening to you, your family, your possessions etc: Have you insured the contents of your home? | insure (sth/sb) against sth: It would be wise to insure your property… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12Insure++ — Infobox Software name = Insure++ caption = developer = Parasoft latest release version = 7.1.1 latest release date = June 2, 2007 operating system = Cross Platform genre = Profiler / Memory debugger license = Proprietary software website =… …

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  • 13insure — in|sure [ınˈʃuə US ˈʃur] v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from ensure] 1.) [I and T] to buy insurance so that you will receive money if something bad happens to you, your family, your possessions etc ▪ Have you insured the contents of your… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14insure */ — UK [ɪnˈʃʊə(r)] / US [ɪnˈʃʊr] verb Word forms insure : present tense I/you/we/they insure he/she/it insures present participle insuring past tense insured past participle insured 1) a) [transitive] to regularly pay an insurance company an amount… …

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  • 15insure — [[t]ɪnʃʊ͟ə(r)[/t]] insures, insuring, insured 1) VERB If you insure yourself or your property, you pay money to an insurance company so that, if you become ill or if your property is damaged or stolen, the company will pay you a sum of money. [V… …

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  • 16insure — in|sure [ ın ʃur ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to regularly pay an insurance company an amount of money so that they will give you money if something you own is damaged, lost, or stolen, or if you die or are sick or injured: Have you… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 17insure — [ɪn ʃʊə] verb 1》 arrange for compensation in the event of damage to or loss of (property, life, or a person), in exchange for regular payments to a company.     ↘secure the payment of (a sum) in this way. 2》 (insure someone against) protect… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 18insure — v. (D; refl., tr.) to insure against; for (to insure one s home against loss from fire; to insure one s life for fifty thousand dollars) * * * [ɪn ʃʊə] for (to insureone s home against loss from fire; to insure one s life for fifty thousand… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 19insure — assure, ensure, insure These three words overlap in meaning, and all have to do with aspects of certainty or security. Assure means ‘to make (a person) sure, to convince’, and can be followed by of or a that clause (She had to leave, but we were… …

    Modern English usage

  • 20insure — /ɪn ʃυə/ verb to have a contract with a company whereby, if regular small payments are made, the company will pay compensation for loss, damage, injury or death ● to insure a house against fire ● to insure someone’s life ● to insure baggage… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance