The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
INSURED
insured
(adjective) covered by insurance; “an insured risk”; “all members of the film cast and crew are insured”
insured, insured person
(noun) a person whose interests are protected by an insurance policy; a person who contracts for an insurance policy that indemnifies him against loss of property or life or health etc.
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
insured (not comparable)
Covered by an insurance policy.
Noun
insured (plural insureds)
(insurance) The person or persons whose interests are protected by an insurance policy.
Verb
insured
simple past tense and past participle of insure
Anagrams
• sundrie
Source: Wiktionary
INSURE
In"sure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insured; p. pr. & vb. n. Insuring.] Etym: [OE. ensuren, prob. for assuren, by a change of prefix. See 1st In-, and Sure, and cf. Assure, Ensure.] [Written also ensure.]
1. To make sure or secure; as, to insure safety to any one.
2. 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.
In*sure", v. i.
Definition: To underwrite; to make insurance; as, a company insures at three per cent.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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