insurances

noun

plural of insurance
as in contracts
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 insurances Founded by four Stanford graduates, the company is backed by Ribbit Capital and helps businesses of any size to protect itself against financial risks traditional insurances may not cover. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026 And that extends to adjusting or adding new insurances. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 1 June 2026 Repeals could change the way insurances cover vaccines, potentially widening disparities in immunization rates between children living in and out of poverty. — Allison Ong, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026 At Walgreens, flu vaccines are also available at no cost for most insurances, according to its website. — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 14 Dec. 2025 That comes in handy on matters of legal import for her family, including wills or insurances. — Charlotte Observer, 10 Dec. 2025 But our monthly expenses for everything else—including all insurances, groceries, utilities, dining out, and entertainment—comes to about US$2,300 per month. — Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurances
  1. contracts
  2. guarantees
  3. securities
  4. deals
  5. deposits
Noun
  • Flock Safety’s license plate scanners are being vandalized and cities have ended contracts with the company over community outcry.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Weeks later, Kao told his team Collins committed to getting the company $32 million in naval contracts.
    — Katie Nixdorf, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of contracts
Noun
  • The defense proposed using an Irvine residence with at least $700,000 in equity to secure her release, along with $120,000 in financial guarantees from her husband, his sister, his father and a family friend.
    — Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • What began years ago as a war for influence in Yemen between Iran and Saudi Arabia has now escalated to a challenge to maritime law rooted in guarantees for harmless passage of commercial ships.
    — the Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of guarantees
Noun
  • Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index ETF (VYM), for example, chooses securities based on current yield, with only the highest-yielding companies selected, according to ETF Database.
    — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Investor and philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs and former Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick have joined the company’s board, Skydance disclosed in a securities filing.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of securities
Noun
  • While most of its Prime Day deals have been removed, some highly effective ThinkPad business portables can still be had for cheap, along with a solid Chromebook and some monitors.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Playful dinnerware and elegant barware are marked down as part of the post-Prime Day deals.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of deals
Noun
  • Gathering relevant data is a vital first step to understanding everything from the value of underground mineral deposits to the money held in pension funds.
    — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Calcium and magnesium ions can also form mineral deposits on the cathode, reducing its performance over time.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of deposits

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“Insurances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurances. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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