insurance

noun

Definition of insurancenext
1
as in preventive
something providing certainty that a specified outcome will or will not occur Having two people do this job serves as insurance against accidents.

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2
as in contract
a formal contract promising payment if injury, damage, or loss occurs They purchased their home and car insurance through the same company.

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Recent Examples of insurance The bottom line Life insurance and retirement savings serve different primary purposes, so one generally shouldn't be viewed as a replacement for the other. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 Second, some large expenses like insurance have gone up much more than the rate of inflation. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 Founded in 1881 as a trading house, the group has developed into a diversified conglomerate spanning automotive distribution, beverages, manufacturing, insurance, media, retail, construction materials and chemicals. — Panorama Media Ltd, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026 Missouri License Suspension for No Insurance A no-insurance suspension moves through the state’s financial responsibility process, which depends on documentation rather than driving behavior. — Karen Koehler, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for insurance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurance
  1. preventive
  2. contract
  3. preventative
  4. security
  5. defense
  6. guarantee
  7. protection
  8. deal
Noun
  • In addition to making anti-vaccine comments, Kennedy also downplayed pediatric deaths related to measles and touted false cures and preventives, such as the use of vitamin A.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 8 June 2026
  • Padlocks, sickles and other objects made of iron, a metal said to possess anti-demonic powers, were stashed in the grave as preventives.
    — Franz Lidz, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2023
Definition of preventive
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  • Sentara Health, a hospital system in Virginia with more than $14 billion of revenue, recently went through a contract dispute with Anthem, the health plan owned by Elevance Health.
    — Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • SeaGuardian is the maritime variant of the MQ-9B Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) operated by the USN as part of a Company-Owned, Company-Operated (COCO) contract with GA-ASI supporting an ongoing capability assessment for the 7th Fleet.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of contract
Noun
  • Crews would need to be lowered down to the waterline, sand off the rust, put on two coats of rust-preventative primer and then two coats of naval gray paint, according to Schuster.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Save your pet the trouble by refilling their flea, tick and heartworm preventative now.
    — Amy DeYoung, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Definition of preventative
Noun
  • The surrounding area has also become increasingly popular among billionaires, and in nearby Palm Beach, security has become part of the draw.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The Interrogator centers on former MI6 agent Conrad Henry and his team of outsider geniuses, who are brought in to solve cases after conventional policing and security hasn’t worked.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of security
Noun
  • That capability matters against some of the hardest targets facing modern air defenses.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The national Democratic effort to defeat Collins kept going; now the party is spending millions on an ad hitting her for a ProPublica story about her links to a corrupt defense contractor.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of defense
Noun
  • Certain weather changes are common during El Niños, but there are no guarantees that extreme weather events this winter will match those predictions for every region.
    — Lauren Sommer, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Plenty of things cost relatively little but provide significant value, such as clear pricing, FAQs, credentials, reviews, guarantees and useful takeaways.
    — David Cozzens, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of guarantee
Noun
  • The series follows devoted single mother Anna (Haggard) and her headstrong teenage daughter Maya (Ramsey), as they are forced into witness protection to escape danger.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
  • In an interview with CNBC Sport on September 10 in Australia, Commissioner Roger Goodell emphasized the league wants stronger protections before entertaining the possibility of a tie up with the new markets.
    — Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of protection
Noun
  • Interestingly enough, some of the most worth-it Prime Day deals this year are affecting the footwear category.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • In many cases, Americans aren’t getting the best deals compared with the rest of the world.
    — Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of deal

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“Insurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurance. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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