Definitions for INSURE
ɪnˈʃʊər, -ˈʃɜrin·sure

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assureverb

   be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

   "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"

2. guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, secureverb

   make certain of

   "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!"

3. cover, insure, underwriteverb

   protect by insurance

   "The insurance won't cover this"

4. insureverb

   take out insurance for

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. insureverb

   To provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs. Often agreed by policy (contract) to offer financial compensation in case of an accident, theft or other undesirable event.

   I'm not insured against burglary.

2. insureverb

   To deal in such contracts; subscribe to a policy of insurance

3. insureverb

   To make sure or certain of; guarantee.

4. insureverb

   To give confidence in the trustworthiness of.

   He insured me that there would be no further delays.

5. Etymology: Recorded since c.1440, as a variant of ensuren (from enseurer, itself from en- "make" + seür "sure", probably influenced by Old French asseürer "to assure"); took on its particular sense of "make safe against loss by payment of premiums" in 1635, replacing assure.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. insure

   Insurance is a means of protection from financial loss in which, in exchange for a fee, a party agrees to compensate another party in the event of a certain loss, damage, or injury. It is a form of risk management, primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent or uncertain loss. An entity which provides insurance is known as an insurer, insurance company, insurance carrier, or underwriter. A person or entity who buys insurance is known as a policyholder, while a person or entity covered under the policy is called an insured. The insurance transaction involves the policyholder assuming a guaranteed, known, and relatively small loss in the form of a payment to the insurer (a premium) in exchange for the insurer's promise to compensate the insured in the event of a covered loss. The loss may or may not be financial, but it must be reducible to financial terms. Furthermore, it usually involves something in which the insured has an insurable interest established by ownership, possession, or pre-existing relationship. The insured receives a contract, called the insurance policy, which details the conditions and circumstances under which the insurer will compensate the insured, or their designated beneficiary or assignee. The amount of money charged by the insurer to the policyholder for the coverage set forth in the insurance policy is called the premium. If the insured experiences a loss which is potentially covered by the insurance policy, the insured submits a claim to the insurer for processing by a claims adjuster. A mandatory out-of-pocket expense required by an insurance policy before an insurer will pay a claim is called a deductible (or if required by a health insurance policy, a copayment). The insurer may hedge its own risk by taking out reinsurance, whereby another insurance company agrees to carry some of the risks, especially if the primary insurer deems the risk too large for it to carry.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. insure

   Insure is to arrange for financial compensation against loss, damage, injury, or risk of any kind from an insurance company. It typically involves paying regular premiums in return for a guarantee of protection or reimbursement for a possible future event or circumstance. The term can also mean to take necessary measures to guarantee or protect against harm or adverse situations.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Insureverb

   to make sure or secure; as, to insure safety to any one

2. Insureverb

   specifically, to secure against a loss by a contingent event, on certain stipulated conditions, or at a given rate or premium; to give or to take an insurance on or for; as, a merchant insures his ship or its cargo, or both, against the dangers of the sea; goods and buildings are insured against fire or water; persons are insured against sickness, accident, or death; and sometimes hazardous debts are insured

3. Insureverb

   to underwrite; to make insurance; as, a company insures at three per cent

4. Etymology: [OE. ensuren, prob. for assuren, by a change of prefix. See 1st In-, and Sure, and cf. Assure, Ensure.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Insure

   in-shōōr′, v.t. to make sure or secure: to contract for a premium to make good a loss, as from fire, &c., or to pay a certain sum on a certain event, as death.—v.i. to practise making insurance.—adj. Insur′able, that may be insured.—ns. Insur′ance, the act of insuring, or a contract by which one party undertakes for a payment or premium to guarantee another against risk or loss—the written contract called the Insur′ance-pol′icy: the premium so paid; Insur′ancer (obs.); Insur′er, one who agrees to pay money to another party on the happening of a certain event. [O. Fr. enseurer—en, and seur, sure.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. insure

   The act or process of having or providing insurance for.

   To drive a vehicle on the road you must have a valid form of insurance relevant to the vehicle you are driving.

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on November 9, 2015  

Matched Categories

1. • Guarantee
   • Protect
   • Verify

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'INSURE' in Verbs Frequency: #1055

Anagrams for INSURE »

1. inures

2. nursie

3. ursine

4. rusine

How to pronounce INSURE?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of INSURE in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of INSURE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of INSURE in a Sentence

1. Julianne Smith:

   A lot of these countries are saying, I'm sorry, if I'm sitting in the Baltic States or if I'm Poland -- the only thing I really care about right now is the Russian bear, and I want to insure that the Russians don't come for us.

2. Jorge Pinon:

   They may be expecting one in the future, building inventories or simply trying to save money or trying to insure there are no blackouts for residents as electricity demand increases.

3. Chief Executive Mark Bertolini:

   We believe it is incredibly important, in the business we're in, that we insure all Americans, we believe we have an obligation to stick it out and work with it until we know that it won't work. And I believe it is too early to give up on this process.

4. A Bartlett Giamatti:

   It is not enough to offer a smorgasbord of courses. We must insure that students are not just eating at one end of the table.

5. Jorge Pinon:

   There does not seem to have been a cutback in crude oil and or petroleum products deliveries by Venezuela to Cuba, according to marine traffic reports, they may be expecting one in the future, building inventories or simply trying to save money or trying to insure there are no blackouts for residents as electricity demand increases.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=INSURE
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Insure
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insure
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/INSURE
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=INSURE