/ɪnˈʃʊərəns/
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Meaning
Money you pay a company every month so that it pays you if something bad happens.
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Word origin
From insure, an old spelling of ensure, from Old French enseurer, from Latin securus, safe.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- securus
- English cognates
- ensure, secure, sure
Examples
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"Insurance" is uncountable, so it has no plural.
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The company pays when something goes wrong.
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"Take out insurance" means to buy it.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 19, lesson 7: insurance, telephone, loser and 7 more words.