| 单词 | insurance |
| 释义 | insurance insurance /; ; AmE / noun
ACCIDENT INSURANCE, BLOCK INSURANCE, CASUALTY INSURANCE, CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE, CONSUMER CREDIT INSURANCE, CONTRACT OF INSURANCE, CREDIT INSURANCE, DEPOSIT INSURANCE, DOUBLE INSURANCE, ENGINEERING INSURANCE, FIRE INSURANCE, GENERAL INSURANCE, GROUP INSURANCE, HEALTH INSURANCE, INCOME INSURANCE, LIABILITY INSURANCE, LIFE INSURANCE, MARINE INSURANCE, MEDICAL INSURANCE, MORTGAGE INDEMNITY INSURANCE, SELF-INSURANCE, SOCIAL INSURANCE, TERM INSURANCE, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
1 [U] an arrangement with a company in which you pay them regular amounts of money or make a single payment and they agree to pay the costs, for example if you die or are ill/sick, or if you lose or damage sth: car/travel/home/unemployment insurance Make sure you take out adequate insurance to cover your possessions. Can you claim for the loss on your insurance? Many people have insurance against sickness and unemployment. It's time to renew your motor insurance. NOTE There are four main classes of insurance: accident, fire, life and marine.
❖ to arrange/have/renew/take out insurance ◆ to buy/sell insurance ◆ to offer/provide/refuse insurance ◆ insurance covers/pays for sth ◆ insurance contributions/payments/premiums
2 [U] (often used in the names of companies) the business of providing people with insurance: She works in insurance. The insurance industry is one of the country's biggest employers. Cox Insurance
3 [U] money paid to an insurance company; money paid by an insurance company: Some people just cannot afford to pay insurance. After the accident he received €15 000 in insurance. They stood to gain millions from an insurance payout.
4 (Stock Exchange ) [pl.; U] used to refer to shares in insurance companies: Insurances did well, recovering some of last week's losses.
WHICH WORD?
insurance/assurance
In BrE, insurance that pays out a sum of money when a person dies or reaches a particular age is called life assurance or life insurance. The term used in AmE is life insurance.
In both BrE and AmE, insurance is used to describe types of insurance that protect you against uncertain future events, such as injuries, car crashes, thefts or natural disasters: car/house/medical insurance.
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