insurance
US: /ˌɪnˈʃʊɹəns/
UK: /ɪnʃˈɔːɹəns/
UK: /ɪnʃˈɔːɹəns/
English Vietnamese dictionary
insurance
- (toán kinh tế) sự bảo hiểm biện pháp bảo hiểm, chế độ bảo hiểm
- acsidnet i. bảo hiểm tai nạn
- life i. bảo hiểm đời sống
- property i. bảo hiểm tài sản
- term life i. bảo hiểm suốt đời
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 [U, C] ~ (against sth) an arrangement with a company in which you pay them regular amounts of money and they agree to pay the costs, for example, if you die or are ill, or if you lose or damage sth: life / car / travel / household insurance + to have adequate insurance cover + to take out insurance against fire and theft + insurance premiums (= the regular payments made for insurance) + Can you claim for the loss on your insurance?
See also -
2 [U] the business of providing people with insurance: an insurance broker / company + He works in insurance.
3 [U] money paid by or to an insurance company: to pay insurance on your house + When her husband died, she received £40 000 in insurance.
4 [U, C] ~ (against sth) something you do to protect yourself against sth bad happening in the future: At that time people had large families as an insurance against some children dying.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
assurance, surety, indemnity, indemnification, guarantee or guaranty, warranty, bond, security, protection, cover:
The cost of insurance is higher owing to the increase in crime.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
(fully) comprehensive | adequate | additional | long-term, short-term | national, social, state | personal, private | commercial | compulsory | voluntary | life | health, medical | animal, car, home, house, household, marine, motor | travel | accident, fire, legal expenses, unemployment | civil liability, liability, professional indemnity, public liability, third party | general | special
VERB + INSURANCE
have, maintain
Have you got fully comprehensive insurance?
(formal) The company maintains liability insurance for its directors and officers.
| apply for | arrange, buy, get, obtain, purchase, take out
The contract requires me to arrange my own insurance. The travel agent recommended that I take out travel insurance.
| sell | pay
I haven't paid the insurance yet this month.
| claim (on)
She set fire to her house and then claimed insurance. We claimed for the car repairs on the insurance.
| offer (sb) | provide (sb with)
INSURANCE + VERB
cover sb/sth, pay for sth
Does your personal accident insurance cover mountain rescue? Millions of people in the US are not covered by health insurance. The insurance will pay for the damage.
INSURANCE + NOUN
cover
insurance cover for bodily injury to third parties
| policy
a personal insurance policy
| scheme
a national insurance scheme
| contribution, payment, premium
a monthly insurance premium
| costs
rising insurance costs
| claim | money, payout
He bought a new suit out of the insurance money.
| broking, services | business, industry, market, sector | company, firm, fund, group | agent, broker, salesman, underwriter | certificate
PREP.
~ against
More people are taking out insurance against the high cost of dental care.
| ~ for
compulsory insurance for personal injury to employees
| ~ on
The court heard that he stood to gain millions in insurance on his wife.
| ~ with
Her insurance is with General Accident.
PHRASES
a certificate of insurance, a contract of insurance, a period of insurance
If you make more than two claims in any period of insurance you may lose your no claim bonus.
Concise English dictionary
insurancesɪn'ʃʊrəns /-'ʃʊər-
noun
+promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company
+written contract or certificate of insurance
+protection against future loss
