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ˌover-inˈsure, v. [over- 27.] trans. To insure for more than the real value; to insure excessively. (Chiefly as pa. pple.)
1904in N.E.D. s.v. over- 27 a. 1910Times 28 June 6/1 An old vessel, trading at a loss, over-insured. 1922Blackw. Mag. Sept. 318/2 Ship and cargo are over-insured about ten times, I suppose? 1970[see over-insurance]. 1976D. Francis In Frame iv. 68 If it was over-insured it was to allow for inflation. |