over-insurev.

Brit.

/ˌəʊv(ə)rᵻnˈʃʊə/,

/ˌəʊv(ə)rᵻnˈʃɔː/, U.S.

/ˈˌoʊvərənˈʃʊ(ə)r/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, insure v.

Etymology: < over- prefix + insure v. Compare earlier over-insurance n. and slightly earlier over-insured adj.

transitive. To insure excessively; to insure for more than the real value. Also (occasionally) intransitive: to take out excessive insurance.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > insurance > insure [verb (transitive)] > more than the real value

over-insure1874

1874 Galaxy May 719/2 Of course cases of a fraudulent design to overinsure and sink are beside the question.

1876 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) Jan. 207 Men who make a regular business of sending overloaded and unseaworthy ships to sea which they have previously over-insured, and thus sacrifice the lives of the seamen on board, in order that they may get the insurance.

1922 Blackwood's Mag. Sept. 318/2 Ship and cargo are over-insured about ten times, I suppose?

1953 Econ. Jrnl. 63 134 These difficulties have arisen partly because full employment has been overinsured.

1985 Which? Jan. 41/1 Many people are discontented with the system because they feel that it forces them to over-insure.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	over-insure
释义	over-insurev. Brit. /ˌəʊv(ə)rᵻnˈʃʊə/, /ˌəʊv(ə)rᵻnˈʃɔː/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊvərənˈʃʊ(ə)r/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, insure v. Etymology: < over- prefix + insure v. Compare earlier over-insurance n. and slightly earlier over-insured adj. transitive. To insure excessively; to insure for more than the real value. Also (occasionally) intransitive: to take out excessive insurance. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > insurance > insure [verb (transitive)] > more than the real value over-insure1874 1874 Galaxy May 719/2 Of course cases of a fraudulent design to overinsure and sink are beside the question. 1876 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) Jan. 207 Men who make a regular business of sending overloaded and unseaworthy ships to sea which they have previously over-insured, and thus sacrifice the lives of the seamen on board, in order that they may get the insurance. 1922 Blackwood's Mag. Sept. 318/2 Ship and cargo are over-insured about ten times, I suppose? 1953 Econ. Jrnl. 63 134 These difficulties have arisen partly because full employment has been overinsured. 1985 Which? Jan. 41/1 Many people are discontented with the system because they feel that it forces them to over-insure. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1874
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