Dictionary Entry
insure
insure is a 6-letter English word with 7 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To make sure or secure; as, to insure safety to any one. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 8 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To make sure or secure; as, to insure safety to any one.
- 2transitive verb
Specifically, to secure against a loss by a contingent event, on certain stipulated conditions, or at a given rate or premium; to give or to take an insurance on or for; as, a merchant insures his ship or its cargo, or both, against the dangers of the sea; goods and buildings are insured against fire or water; persons are insured against sickness, accident, or death; and sometimes hazardous debts are insured.
- 3intransitive verb
To underwrite; to make insurance; as, a company insures at three per cent.
- 4verb
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
"He verified that the valves were closed"
"See that the curtains are closed"
- 5verb
make certain of
"This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"
"Preparation will guarantee success!"
- 6verb
protect by insurance
"The insurance won't cover this"
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- 7verb
take out insurance for
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