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  • 51assure - ensure - insure — ◊ assure If you assure someone that something is true or will happen, you tell them that it is definitely true or will definitely happen, often in order to make them less worried. Please assure Matthew that my house is not about to slide into the …

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  • 52self-insure — ˌself inˈsure verb [intransitive, transitive] INSURANCE in the US and some other countries, if a company self insures, it keeps money specially to pay for any accidents to employees, harm caused to others etc, instead of buying insurance from an… …

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  • 53self–insure — self–in·sure /ˌself in shu̇r/ vt: to insure by self insurance (as in workers compensation) an employer wishing to self–insure its liability Pennsylvania Statutes vi: to use self insurance a governmental agency that self–insure s self–in·sur·er n …

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  • 54assure, ensure, insure — Assure means to convince, to guarantee : I assure you of my good intentions. Ensure and insure mean to make certain, to guard against loss : Please insure this package. Insure, the preferred spelling, is applied to both people and property, but… …

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  • 55assure / ensure / insure —    Assure means to guarantee : He assured her it was a quality item. (Outside the US this word can also mean insure .)    Ensure means to make sure by double checking : The custodian ensured the doors to the school were locked at night.    Insure …

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  • 56assure / ensure / insure —    Assure means to guarantee : He assured her it was a quality item. (Outside the US this word can also mean insure .)    Ensure means to make sure by double checking : The custodian ensured the doors to the school were locked at night.    Insure …

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  • 57assure / ensure / insure —    Assure means to guarantee : He assured her it was a quality item. (Outside the US this word can also mean insure .)    Ensure means to make sure by double checking : The custodian ensured the doors to the school were locked at night.    Insure …

    Confused words

  • 58Self-insure — A method of managing risk by setting aside a pool of money to be used if an unexpected loss occurs. Theoretically, one can self insure against any type of loss. However, in practice, most people choose to buy insurance against potentially large,… …

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  • 59self-insure — verb Date: 1932 to insure oneself; especially to practice self insurance • self insurer noun …

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  • 60self-insure — /self in shoor , self /, v., self insured, self insuring. v.t. 1. to subject (one s property or interests) to self insurance. v.i. 2. to insure with self insurance. [1930 35] * * * …

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