insure

  • 21insure — [15] Insure and ensure [14] are ultimately the same word. And their common ancestor started out, in fact, as a variant of assure [14]. This came via Old French asseurer from Vulgar Latin *assēcūrāre, a compound verb formed from the Latin prefix… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 22insure — [15] Insure and ensure [14] are ultimately the same word. And their common ancestor started out, in fact, as a variant of assure [14]. This came via Old French asseurer from Vulgar Latin *assēcūrāre, a compound verb formed from the Latin prefix… …

    Word origins

  • 23insure — verb /ɪnˈʃʊə,ɪnˈʃʊɚ/ a) To provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs. Often agreed by policy (contract) to offer financial compensation in case of an accident, theft or other undesirable event. Im not insured against burglary. b) To… …

    Wiktionary

  • 24insure — See assure. See assure, ensure, insure …

    Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 25insure —   Ho opa a, inikua. Insure property, ho opa a waiwai …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 26insure — To make sure or secure, to guarantee, as, to insure safety to any one. To engage to indemnify a person against pecuniary loss from specified perils or possible liability. To provide insurance. See also underwrite …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 27insure — To make sure or secure, to guarantee, as, to insure safety to any one. To engage to indemnify a person against pecuniary loss from specified perils or possible liability. To provide insurance. See also underwrite …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 28insure against — in ˈsure against [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they insure against he/she/it insures against present participle insuring against past tense insured against …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 29insure against — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms insure against : present tense I/you/we/they insure against he/she/it insures against present participle insuring against past tense insured against past participle insured against insure against something to… …

    English dictionary

  • 30insure against sth — UK US insure against sth Phrasal Verb with insure({{}}/ɪnˈʃʊər/ verb [I or T] INSURANCE ► to do something in order to prevent something unpleasant from happening or from affecting you: »You can t insure against staff getting dissatisfied and… …

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