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insure English

Meaning insure meaning

What does insure mean?
Definitions in simple English

insure Verb

— If you insure something, you pay money so that if something bad happens to it, you will get more money. We will insure your home against damage caused by fire. The car was only insured for $10,000. — Insure is a less common spelling of ensure.

insure

— verb (= see, control) be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something He verified that the valves were closed See that the curtains are closed control the quality of the product — verb (= guarantee, ensure) make certain of This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us Preparation will guarantee success! — verb (= cover) protect by insurance The insurance won't cover this — verb take out insurance for

Synonyms insure synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as insure?

insure English » English

assure ensure guarantee secure underwrite warrant see control check certify ascertain cover endorse vouch see to it quarantee protect make sure of something maintain indemnify confirm avouch vow vouchsafe verify strengthen stipulate sell see to secure from safeguard reservation reassure reassert protest promise plight persuade perform observe moor meet make sure make certain keep insurance improve hedge guard give confidence to

Topics insure topics

What do people use insure to talk about?
Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Respond to someone in trouble

Save from trouble
Work and occupation Business organization

Insurance
Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Epistemic moods

Certainly, definitely

Conjugation insure conjugation

How do you conjugate insure?

insure · verb

Examples insure examples

How do I use insure in a sentence?

Simple sentences

I'd like to insure this, please.
Insure it, please.

Movie subtitles

We better insure him for a million.
Insure people and have them die of heart failure - we'd make millions.
Condemn these Christians and you make martyrs of them and insure their immortality.
You insure yourself against accident and death.
We insure the important pieces.
We'd be happy to insure it.
They insure this branch and look after our security.
They insure this bank.
Insure it.
We've come to insure you against life and death. Please have a look.
And, of course, it is very advantageous to insure further expenditure too, like mourning outfits, wreaths, flowers, travel expenses, etc.
I've already decided to insure myself because I can't go around buying skins anymore. That's right, citizen.
We should insure it.
You want to insure something?
I didn't insure it. I couldn't make the first payment.
Oh, this is completely incidental, I can insure you.
In fact, I intend to insure the success of this venture tonight by liquidating you, Mr. Holmes.
What makes you say that? Well it seems more than likely that the people who planned the first attempt were not discouraged by one failure and will stop and nothing to insure success the second time.
A lot of people insure jewelry and then try and collect on it.
We insure most of the important pieces. Insurance.
Princess, I insure you.
I was going to insure her only yesterday.
Well, if you insure that guy, you can retire.
There's jewelry or baggage to insure, or travel insurance to write.
Don't worry. I don't want to insure you.
I have my end of the month to insure.
Maybe we should insure our car too?
I insure apartments against fire.
Tomorrow, antipollutant bacteriological weapons will insure lasting peace and fore v er eliminate thos e vile idealists who prais e the individual.
If we can't insure the safety of the guests, we'll be in desperate trouble.
But we can insure their safety.
Get them revalued, and insure them for the full amount.
To insure you don't return to your house.
He is seeking to insure it with us for 50,000 pounds.
Tell those assholes we'll self-insure if they don't write it.

News and current affairs

It must affirm not only Afghanistan's territorial integrity, but insure that donor commitments meet the scale of the job and that these promises are kept.
On coral reefs, these no-take zones can help insure that a portion of coral reef habitat sustains a healthy fish community, and secure the coral reef resilience that this brings.
Constitutional and legal provisions that make practicing racism a crime punishable by imprisonment have great symbolic significance and help insure - indeed, create and secure - social peace.
After all, owning capital - whether it is stocks or real estate - entails risks, and the need to insure against these risks is why capitalist countries built traditional safety nets in the first place.
Can We Insure against Tsunamis?
Yet, until recently, one could insure one's home against fire or other damage, but not against a loss in market value.
The post-crisis harmonization fervor in this area means that it will now be more costly everywhere in the EU to insure against currency volatility or unexpected changes in interest.
But if an investor today did wish to insure against geopolitical catastrophe, how would he or she do so?
Failure to recognize the political aspect of the issue will insure defeat and the continuance of a violent practice that abuses millions of women each year.
In the appointment of independent judges, great care must be given to insure that the judiciary helps revitalize social trust in the capacity for transformation to democracy.
Without a new burst of trade unionism in poor countries, the worldwide movement to insure human and labor rights will lose momentum and stall, turning hope into helplessness for millions of desperate workers.
Homeowners can rest assured that they can continue to insure their property at known rates.
Having been left outside the club, these countries have no option but to self-insure by accumulating foreign-exchange reserves.
Retired people need life annuities - contracts that offer a stable income stream for as long as they live - to insure against the risk of outliving their wealth.
Today, US authorities appear willing to contemplate any measure, no matter how inflationary, to insure that none of its major banks and investment houses fails.
Chile's fiscal institutions insure a countercyclical budget.
Hedging instruments such as so-called catastrophe bonds can help insure against the increasing risk posed by natural disasters.
The authorities may hope that their plan to insure bank deposits will shift deposits from the three largest banks to many smaller banks around the country, facilitating local startups' access to financing.
Yet the most portentous decisions had to be taken: changes in the military and civilian leadership, and, in 1917, whether to declare unrestricted submarine warfare and thus insure the United States' entry into the war.

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