insurance
noun (insurance — uncountable; an insurance policy)
Everyday
- Insurance is an arrangement where you pay a company a small amount regularly, and if something bad happens, like an accident, theft or illness, the company pays to help. tree →
- Insurance can mean any protection against something going wrong: "I took an umbrella as insurance." tree →
In the lessons
In everyday life: car insurance, house insurance, travel insurance, health insurance. In maths and money: insurance payments per month, total per year. Phrases: take out insurance, insurance policy, insurance claim, as insurance against.
Examples
- We have insurance for our house in case of fire. tree →
- Dad pays for car insurance every month. tree →
- The insurance paid for the broken window. tree →
- Buy travel insurance before going abroad. tree →
- I packed extra snacks as insurance. tree →
- Insurance costs 30 dollars a month, so 360 dollars a year. tree →
Note
Uncountable: some insurance, not "an insurance" (say "an insurance policy"). Verb: insure. Do not mix up with "ensure" (make sure). In maths: yearly cost = monthly cost × 12.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «insurance» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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