单词 | insurance |
释义 | in·sur·ance ![]() n. 1. a. The act, business, or system of insuring. b. The state of being insured. c. A means of being insured. 2. a. An arrangement or agreement that protects someone from incurring future losses, as from damage, theft, illness, or death, especially a contract that transfers the risk of a specified loss to another party in exchange for the payment of a premium. b. The sum or rate for which such a contract insures something. c. The periodic premium paid for this coverage. 3. A protective measure: biking helmets that provide insurance against a head injury. adj. Sports Being a point or score that increases one competitor's lead enough to prevent the opponent from achieving a tie with one more score: an insurance run. |
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