insurance

insurance: insurance [{{t}}ɪn'ʃɔ:rəns]

1 noun

(a) (UNCOUNT) {{}}Insurance{{}} (against fire, theft, accident) assurance f; (cover) garantie f (d'assurance), couverture f; (premium) prime f (d'assurance);

∎ to take out insurance (against sth) prendre ou contracter une assurance (contre qch), s'assurer (contre qch);

∎ to have insurance against sth être assuré pour ou contre qch;

∎ he's in insurance il est dans les assurances;

∎ extend the insurance when you renew the policy faites augmenter le montant de la garantie quand vous renouvelez le contrat d'assurance;

∎ he bought himself a stereo out of the insurance il s'est acheté une chaîne stéréo avec (une partie de) l'argent de l'assurance;

∎ she got £2,000 in insurance elle a reçu 2000 livres de l'assurance;

∎ how much do you pay in insurance? combien payez-vous (de prime) d'assurance?

(b) {{}}figurative{{}} (means of protection) garantie f, moyen m de protection;

∎ take Sam with you, just as an insurance emmenez Sam avec vous, on ne sait jamais ou au cas où

2 compound-forming noun

{{}}Insurance{{}} (scheme) d'assurance; (company) d'assurances

►► insurance adviser assureur-conseil m;

{{}}Insurance{{}} insurance agent agent m d'assurance(s);

{{}}Insurance{{}} & {{}}Banking{{}} insurance banker bancassureur m;

{{}}Insurance{{}} insurance broker courtier(ère) m,f d'assurances;

{{}}Insurance{{}} insurance certificate certificat m d'assurance;

{{}}Insurance{{}} insurance claim demande f d'indemnité; (for more serious damage) déclaration f de sinistre;

∎ to make an insurance claim faire une demande d'indemnité; (for more serious damage) faire une déclaration de sinistre;

insurance company société f d'assurances;

{{}}Insurance{{}} insurance cover couverture f d'assurance;

insurance group groupe m d'assurance;

{{}}Insurance{{}} insurance inspector inspecteur m d'une société d'assurances;

{{}}Insurance{{}} insurance policy police f d'assurance, contrat m d'assurance;

∎ to take out an insurance policy contracter une assurance;

{{}}Insurance{{}} insurance portfolio portefeuille m d'assurances;

{{}}Insurance{{}} insurance premium prime f d'assurance;

insurance value valeur f d'assurance

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insurance — in·sur·ance /in shu̇r əns, in ˌshu̇r / n 1: the action, process, or means of insuring or the state of being insured usu. against loss or damage by a contingent event (as death, fire, accident, or sickness) 2 a: the business of insuring persons or … Law dictionary
Insurance — In*sur ance, n. [From {Insure}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of insuring, or assuring, against loss or damage by a contingent event; a contract whereby, for a stipulated consideration, called premium, one party undertakes to indemnify or guarantee… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
insurance — ► NOUN 1) the action of insuring. 2) the business of providing insurance. 3) money paid for insurance, or as compensation under an insurance policy. 4) a thing providing protection against a possible eventuality … English terms dictionary
insurance — [in shoor′əns] n. [earlier ensurance < OFr enseurance: see ENSURE] 1. an insuring or being insured against loss; a system of protection against loss in which a number of individuals agree to pay certain sums (premiums) periodically for a… … English World dictionary
insurance — (n.) 1550s, engagement to marry, a variant of ensurance (see ENSURE (Cf. ensure)). Commercial sense of security against loss or death in exchange for payment is from 1650s. ASSURANCE (Cf. Assurance) was the older term for this (late 16c.) … Etymology dictionary
insurance — see assure, assurance … Modern English usage
insurance — [n] protection, security allowance, assurance, backing, cover, coverage, guarantee, indemnification, indemnity, provision, safeguard, support, warrant, warranty; concepts 318,332 … New thesaurus
Insurance — This article is about risk management. For Insurance (blackjack), see Blackjack. For Insurance run (baseball), see Insurance run. In law and economics, insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a… … Wikipedia
insurance — /in shoor euhns, sherr /, n. 1. the act, system, or business of insuring property, life, one s person, etc., against loss or harm arising in specified contingencies, as fire, accident, death, disablement, or the like, in consideration of a… … Universalium
insurance — Guarding against property loss or damage making payments in the form of premiums to an insurance company, which pays an agreed upon sum to the insured in the event of loss. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * insurance in‧sur‧ance [ɪnˈʆʊərəns ǁ… … Financial and business terms
insurance — A contract whereby, for a stipulated consideration, one party undertakes to compensate the other for loss on a specified subject by specified perils. The party agreeing to make the compensation is usually called the insurer or underwriter; the… … Black's law dictionary

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