INSURED

insured

(adjective) covered by insurance; ā€œan insured riskā€; ā€œall members of the film cast and crew are insuredā€

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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15 April 2025

DOOMED

(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; ā€œtheir business venture was doomed from the startā€; ā€œan ill-fated business ventureā€; ā€œan ill-starred romanceā€; ā€œthe unlucky prisoner was again put in ironsā€- W.H.Prescott


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