- (v.t.) 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.
- (v.i.) To underwrite; to make insurance; as, a company insures at three per cent.
- (v.t.) To make sure or secure; as, to insure safety to any one.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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