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Overview of noun insurance

      »   The noun insurance has 3 meanings (first 2 from tagged texts)

• insurance -- (Promise1.) Promise -- (a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future)
  
  2.) Promise, hope -- (grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover")
  
  promise of Reimbursement1.) Reimbursement -- (compensation paid (to someone) for damages or losses or money already spent etc.; "he received reimbursement for his travel expenses")
  
  reimbursement in the Case1.) Lawsuit, suit, case, cause, causa -- (a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord")
  
  2.) Case, instance, example -- (an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths")
  
  case of Loss1.) Loss -- (the act of losing; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock")
  
  2.) Loss -- (something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt")
  
  loss; paid to People1.) People -- ((plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience")
  
  2.) Citizenry, people -- (the body of citizens of a state or country; "the Spanish people")
  
  people or Companies1.) Company -- (an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage")
  
  2.) Company, troupe -- (organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel")
  
  companies so Concerned1.) Refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on -- (have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments")
  
  2.) Concern, interest, occupy, worry -- (be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant")
  
  concerned about Hazards1.) Hazard, jeopardy, peril, risk, endangerment -- (a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard")
  
  2.) Luck, fortune, chance, hazard -- (an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance")
  
  hazards that they have Made1.) Make, do -- (engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution")
  
  2.) Make, get -- (give certain properties to something; "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear")
  
  made prepayments to an insurance company)

• policy, insurance Policy1.) Policy -- (a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government; "they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation")
  
  2.) Policy -- (a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group; "it was a policy of retribution"; "a politician keeps changing his policies")
  
  policy, insurance -- (Written1.) Write, compose, pen, indite -- (produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels")
  
  2.) Write -- (communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week")
  
  written contract or Certificate1.) Certificate, certification, credential, credentials -- (a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts)
  
  2.) Security, certificate -- (a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends; "he held several valuable securities")
  
  certificate of insurance; "you should have Read1.) Read -- (something that is read; "the article was a very good read")
  
  1.) Read -- (interpret something that is written or printed; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?")
  
  read the Small1.) Small -- (the slender part of the back)
  
  2.) Small -- (a garment size for a small person)
  
  small print on your policy")

• indemnity, insurance -- (Protection1.) Protection -- (the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection")
  
  2.) Protective covering, protective cover, protection -- (a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors")
  
  protection against Future1.) Future, hereafter, futurity, time to come -- (the time yet to come)
  
  2.) Future, future tense -- (a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future)
  
  future loss)

Related Terms - "Insurance"

Meaning 1 of Insuranceinsurance security, protection

• Easy street1.) Easy street -- (financial security)
  
  Easy street - Financial security

• Hedge1.) Hedge, hedgerow -- (a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes)
  
  2.) Hedge, hedging -- (any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change)
  
  Hedge, Hedging1.) Hedge, hedging -- (any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change)
  
  2.) Hedge, hedging -- (an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement; "when you say `maybe' you are just hedging")
  
  Hedging - A fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes

• Insurance1.) Insurance -- (promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company)
  
  2.) Policy, insurance policy, insurance -- (written contract or certificate of insurance; "you should have read the small print on your policy")
  
  Insurance - Promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company

Meaning 2 of Insurancepolicy, insurance policy, insurance contract

• Adhesion contract1.) Adhesion contract, contract of adhesion -- (a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts); implies inequality in bargaining power)
  
  Adhesion contract, Contract of adhesion1.) Adhesion contract, contract of adhesion -- (a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts); implies inequality in bargaining power)
  
  Contract of adhesion - A contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts); implies inequality in bargaining power

• Aleatory contract1.) Aleatory contract -- (a contract whose performance by one party depends on the occurrence of an uncertain contingent event (but if it is contingent on the outcome of a wager it is not enforceable))
  
  Aleatory contract - A contract whose performance by one party depends on the occurrence of an uncertain contingent event (but if it is contingent on the outcome of a wager it is not enforceable)

• Bilateral contract1.) Bilateral contract -- (a contract involving mutual promises (each part is both promisor and promisee))
  
  Bilateral contract - A contract involving mutual promises (each part is both promisor and promisee)

• Charter1.) Charter -- (a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation)
  
  2.) Charter -- (a contract to hire or Lease1.) Lease, rental, letting -- (property that is leased or rented out or let)
  
  2.) Lease -- (a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment)
  
  Lease - Property that is leased or rented out or let transportation)
  
  Charter - A document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation

• Conditional contract1.) Conditional contract -- (a contract whose performance depends on a fact or event that affects legal relations)
  
  Conditional contract - A contract whose performance depends on a fact or event that affects legal relations

• Cost-plus contract1.) Cost-plus contract -- (a contract in which the contractor is paid his total cost plus a stated percentage of profit)
  
  Cost-plus contract - A contract in which the contractor is paid his total cost plus a stated percentage of profit

• Gambling contract1.) Gambling contract -- (a contract whose performance by one party is contingent on the outcome of a bet; unenforceable by statute in most jurisdictions)
  
  Gambling contract - A contract whose performance by one party is contingent on the outcome of a bet; unenforceable by statute in most jurisdictions

• lease - no definition found

• Marriage contract1.) Marriage contract, marriage settlement -- (a prenuptial agreement or contract)
  
  Marriage contract, Marriage settlement1.) Marriage contract, marriage settlement -- (a prenuptial agreement or contract)
  
  Marriage settlement - A prenuptial agreement or contract

• Output contract1.) Output contract -- (a contract in which you promise to deliver your entire output to the other party who promises to accept it)
  
  Output contract - A contract in which you promise to deliver your entire output to the other party who promises to accept it

• Policy1.) Policy -- (a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government; "they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation")
  
  2.) Policy -- (a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group; "it was a policy of retribution"; "a politician keeps changing his policies")
  
  Policy, Insurance policy1.) Policy, insurance policy, insurance -- (written contract or certificate of insurance; "you should have read the small print on your policy")
  
  Insurance policy, Insurance1.) Insurance -- (promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company)
  
  2.) Policy, insurance policy, insurance -- (written contract or certificate of insurance; "you should have read the small print on your policy")
  
  Insurance - A line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government; "they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation"

• Purchase contract1.) Purchase contract, purchase agreement -- (a contract stating the terms of a purchase)
  
  Purchase contract, Purchase agreement1.) Purchase contract, purchase agreement -- (a contract stating the terms of a purchase)
  
  Purchase agreement - A contract stating the terms of a purchase

• Quasi contract1.) Quasi contract -- (a contract created by law for reasons of justice without any expression of assent)
  
  Quasi contract - A contract created by law for reasons of justice without any expression of assent

• Requirements contract1.) Requirements contract -- (a contract in which you agree to purchase all your requirements of a particular sort from one party)
  
  Requirements contract - A contract in which you agree to purchase all your requirements of a particular sort from one party

• Sealed instrument1.) Sealed instrument, contract under seal, special contract -- (a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached)
  
  Sealed instrument, Contract under seal1.) Sealed instrument, contract under seal, special contract -- (a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached)
  
  Contract under seal, Special contract1.) Sealed instrument, contract under seal, special contract -- (a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached)
  
  Special contract - A contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached

• Service contract1.) Service contract -- (a contract for maintenance services)
  
  Service contract - A contract for maintenance services

• Severable contract1.) Severable contract -- (a contract in which in the event of a breach by one of the parties can be considered as several independent agreements expressed in a single instrument)
  
  Severable contract - A contract in which in the event of a breach by one of the parties can be considered as several independent agreements expressed in a single instrument

• Subcontract1.) Subcontract -- (a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract)
  
  1.) Subcontract, farm out, job -- (arranged for contracted work to be done by others)
  
  Subcontract - A contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract

• Partnership1.) Partnership -- (the members of a business venture created by contract)
  
  2.) Partnership -- (a cooperative relationship between people or groups who agree to share responsibility for achieving some specific goal; "effective language learning is a partnership between school, teacher and student"; "the action teams worked in partnership with the government")
  
  Partnership - The members of a business venture created by contract

• Articles of agreement1.) Articles of agreement, shipping articles -- (a contract between crew and captain of a ship)
  
  Articles of agreement, Shipping articles1.) Articles of agreement, shipping articles -- (a contract between crew and captain of a ship)
  
  Shipping articles - A contract between crew and captain of a ship

• Concession1.) Concession, grant -- (a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business; "he got the beer concession at the ball park")
  
  2.) Concession, conceding, yielding -- (the act of conceding or yielding)
  
  Concession, Grant1.) Grant -- (any monetary aid)
  
  2.) Grant, subsidization, subsidisation -- (the act of providing a subsidy)
  
  Grant - A contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business; "he got the beer concession at the ball park"

• Labor contract1.) Labor contract, labor agreement, collective agreement -- (contract between labor and management government wages and benefits and working conditions)
  
  Labor contract, Labor agreement1.) Labor contract, labor agreement, collective agreement -- (contract between labor and management government wages and benefits and working conditions)
  
  Labor agreement, Collective agreement1.) Labor contract, labor agreement, collective agreement -- (contract between labor and management government wages and benefits and working conditions)
  
  Collective agreement - Contract between labor and management government wages and benefits and working conditions

• Employment contract1.) Employment contract, employment agreement -- (contract between employer and employee)
  
  Employment contract, Employment agreement1.) Employment contract, employment agreement -- (contract between employer and employee)
  
  Employment agreement - Contract between employer and employee

• Distribution agreement1.) Distribution agreement -- (a contract governing the marketing of an item of merchandise)
  
  Distribution agreement - A contract governing the marketing of an item of merchandise

• Licensing agreement1.) Licensing agreement -- (contract giving someone the legal right to use a patent or trademark)
  
  Licensing agreement - Contract giving someone the legal right to use a patent or trademark

• Merger agreement1.) Merger agreement, acquisition agreement -- (contract governing the merger of two or more companies)
  
  Merger agreement, Acquisition agreement1.) Merger agreement, acquisition agreement -- (contract governing the merger of two or more companies)
  
  Acquisition agreement - Contract governing the merger of two or more companies

• Sale in gross1.) Sale in gross, contract of hazard -- (a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage)
  
  Sale in gross, Contract of hazard1.) Sale in gross, contract of hazard -- (a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage)
  
  Contract of hazard - A sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage

• Indenture1.) Indentation, indenture -- (a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline))
  
  2.) Indenture -- (formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt)
  
  Indenture - A concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)

Meaning 3 of Insuranceindemnity, insurance protection, shelter

• Indemnity1.) Indemnity, insurance -- (protection against future loss)
  
  2.) Indemnity -- (legal exemption from liability for damages)
  
  Indemnity, Insurance1.) Insurance -- (promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company)
  
  2.) Policy, insurance policy, insurance -- (written contract or certificate of insurance; "you should have read the small print on your policy")
  
  Insurance - Protection against future loss

• Radioprotection1.) Radioprotection -- (protection against harmful effects of radiation)
  
  Radioprotection - Protection against harmful effects of radiation