insure
to guarantee against loss or harm.
to secure indemnity to or on, in case of loss, damage, or death.
to issue or procure an insurance policy on or for.
Origin of insure
1Other words for insure
Other words from insure
- o·ver·in·sure, verb (used with object), o·ver·in·sured, o·ver·in·sur·ing.
- pre·in·sure, verb (used with object), pre·in·sured, pre·in·sur·ing.
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How to use insure in a sentence
Finally, make sure you have a system for keeping track of your insured contents in case you need to make a claim.
In an increasingly volatile world, insuring against disruptions can pay off quickly.
COVID-19 and climate change expose the dangers of unstable supply chains | matthewheimer | August 27, 2020 | FortuneThe bonds pay a high interest rate—often between 7% and 15% per year—but if the insured losses from a particular event exceed a specified threshold, the creditors lose their entire principle.
Insurers are getting nervous as Hurricane Laura is set to make landfall as a powerful Category 4 storm | Jeremy Kahn | August 26, 2020 | FortuneInsurers typically rely on data from those it insures to help refine and assess risk.
Alphabet’s Verily plans to use big data to help employers predict health insurance costs | Rachel Schallom | August 25, 2020 | FortuneAt some point in the not-too-distant future, coastal properties could become too risky to insure at all, meaning property values would drop, meaning less money to build the things needed to protect against sea level rise in the first place.
Morning Report: Power Company Challenged on Fire Prevention Plans | Voice of San Diego | August 25, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
Proceeds from its North Sea drilling rigs will insure corruption and kleptocracy on a Nigerian scale.
Up to a Point: A Free Scotland Would Be a Hilarious Disaster | P. J. O’Rourke | September 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOur two largest states, one working to insure its people and the other doing everything in its power to prevent that.
For example, over the weekend, the Wall Street Journal reported that Obamacare has done little to insure the uninsured.
As a freelance writer under the old dispensation, I had qualified as a Sole Proprietor and was able to insure both of us.
I practice true “health care,” as in going to the doctor when I am healthy to insure that I remain so.
Suzanne Somers Responds To Critics, Says She Has A Thick Skin | Brandy Zadrozny | October 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe couldn't sell them; he couldn't burn them; he was even compelled to insure them, to his intense disgust.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsHe had but to insure his life for the amount he wanted, and let what would happen, she was safe.
Such a selection will insure a cigar of good quality; one that will hold fire and last the length of time appropriate to its size.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.In mutual companies the persons insured act together to insure each other.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesBoth parties may insure the premises though the mortgagee cannot exceed his debt.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney Bolles
British Dictionary definitions for insure
/ (ɪnˈʃʊə, -ˈʃɔː) /
(often foll by against) to guarantee or protect (against risk, loss, etc): we insured against disappointment by making an early reservation
(often foll by against) to issue (a person) with an insurance policy or take out an insurance policy (on): his house was heavily insured against fire; after all his car accidents the company refuses to insure him again
another word (esp US) for ensure (def. 1), ensure (def. 2)
- Also (rare) (for senses 1, 2): ensure
Derived forms of insure
- insurable, adjective
- insurability, noun
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