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- DictionaryIn·sure/inˈSHo͝or/
verb
- 1. arrange for compensation in the event of damage to or loss of (property), or injury to or the death of (someone), in exchange for regular advance payments to a company or government agency: "the table should be insured for $2,500"
- 2. secure or protect someone against (a possible contingency): "by appeasing Celia they might insure themselves against further misfortune"
We define ensure as “to make sure, certain, or safe” and one sense of insure, “to make certain especially by taking necessary measures and precautions,” is quite similar. But insure has the additional meaning “to provide or obtain insurance on or for,” which is not shared by ensure.
Insure typically means to guarantee against loss or harm or, more specifically, to cover with insurance. Ensure most commonly means to guarantee or make certain, as in Working hard ensures success.
INSURE definition: 1. to protect yourself against risk by regularly paying a special company that will provide a fixed…. Learn more.
We insure, or protect, our homes and cars and other valuables against loss or damage from accidents by taking out insurance policies. To insure is to pay an insurance company regularly so that if something goes wrong, they’ll help cover the costs.
to protect yourself against risk by regularly paying a special company that will provide a fixed amount of money if you are killed or injured or if your home or possessions are damaged, destroyed, or stolen: be insured for The house is insured for two million dollars.
To make safe; protect; ensure. Safety devices to insure workers against accidents.
1. to guarantee against loss or harm. 2. to secure indemnity to or on, in case of loss, damage, or death. 3. to issue or procure an insurance policy on or for. 4. ensure (defs. 1–3).
insure. verb. /ɪnˈʃʊə (r)/, /ɪnˈʃɔː (r)/ /ɪnˈʃʊr/ Verb Forms. [transitive, intransitive] to buy insurance so that you will receive money if your property, car, etc. gets damaged or stolen, or if you get ill or die. insure something/yourself (for something) The painting is insured for $1 million.
1. (often foll by against) to guarantee or protect (against risk, loss, etc) we insured against disappointment by making an early reservation. 2. (often foll by against) to issue (a person) with an insurance policy or take out an insurance policy (on) his house was heavily insured against fire.
to buy insurance from a company, or to provide insurance for someone: I need to get my car insured. The policy insures you against damage and theft. (Definition of insure from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
