insurance — an arrangement by which a company provides a guarantee of compensation for specified loss, damage, illness, or death in return for payment of a premium
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: an arrangement by which a company provides a guarantee of compensation for specified loss, damage, illness, or death in return for payment of a premium
Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪnˈʃʊrəns/
Korean meaning: 보험 (손실, 손해, 질병, 사망에 대해 보상을 보장하는 계약)
Korean pronunciation: 인**슈**어런스
Example Sentences
- My insurance doesn't cover alien abduction, which is disappointing since I keep getting abducted every Tuesday.
- The insurance adjuster said my claim was denied because 'acts of my mother-in-law' aren't covered.
- She bought travel insurance before her trip to Europe.
insurance
NOUN//ɪnˈʃʊrəns//
an arrangement by which a company provides a guarantee of compensation for specified loss, damage, illness, or death in return for payment of a premium
Insurance agent provides compensation check for the homeowner's water damage
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Insurance brings assurance through life's endurance!
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Origin
중세 프랑스어 'ensurance'에서 유래했으며, 이는 '확실하게 하다'라는 의미의 'ensure'에서 파생되었습니다. 상인들이 해상 무역의 위험을 분산시키기 위해 만든 시스템에서 시작되었죠.
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“My insurance doesn't cover alien abduction, which is disappointing since I keep getting abducted every Tuesday.”
“The insurance adjuster said my claim was denied because 'acts of my mother-in-law' aren't covered.”
“She bought travel insurance before her trip to Europe.”
“The insurance coverage includes medical expenses and property damage.”
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