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insurable, a.|ɪnˈʃʊərəb(ə)l| [f. insure v. + -able.] Capable of being, or proper to be, insured (in sense 5 of the verb); sufficient to form a ground for insurance (esp. in phr. insurable interest).
1810Bentham Packing (1821) 51 Situation not being insurable, either at the Equitable or the Amicable. 1813Chron. in Ann. Reg. 302 At..the period of the insurance..he was not in insurable health. 1848Arnould Mar. Insur. (1866) I. i. iii. 49 The parties..are presumed to have an insurable interest in the property specified. 1884Pall Mall G. 15 Jan. 1/2 Freight will no longer be insurable, or, if insurable, allowance will be made in the amount recovered for the expenses which the owner would have incurred, but did not in point of fact incur, in earning the freight. Hence insuraˈbility, the quality of being insurable.
1884Law Times Rep. LI. 244/2 Written opinions..as to the insurability or uninsurability of the life of..Harvey. |