|  insurance 
  
 
 1. promise of reimbursement in the case of loss;
 paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company (Freq. 7)
 • Derivationally related forms:
 insure
 • Hypernyms:
 security, protection
 • Hyponyms:
 assurance, automobile insurance, car insurance, business interruption insurance, coinsurance,
 fire insurance, group insurance, hazard insurance, health insurance, liability insurance, life insurance,
 life assurance, malpractice insurance, reinsurance, self-insurance, term insurance
 2. written contract or certificate of insurance (Freq. 2)
 - you should have read the small print on your policy
 • Syn:
 policy, insurance policy
 • Hypernyms:
 contract
 • Hyponyms:
 floater, floating policy
 3. protection against future loss
 • Syn:
 indemnity
 • Derivationally related forms:
 insure, indemnify (for: indemnity)
 • Hypernyms:
 protection, shelter
 
 
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