Travel / B1

in-SHOORR-uh-ns/ɪnˈʃʊərəns/

Insurance is an agreement in which you pay money so that you receive money if something bad happens: car insurance; travel insurance; take out insurance. A policy is the individual contract; a premium is the regular payment. Insure is the verb: insure the house. Ensure means make sure — a common spelling trap. Insurance against theft / fire. Uncountable for the system: not “an insurance” except in “an insurance policy.”

Meaning

An agreement in which you pay money so that you receive money if something bad happens.

Examples

• “You need car insurance to drive in the UK.”
• “Travel insurance covered the cost of the cancelled flight.”
• “They took out insurance against flood damage.”

Good to know

car / travel / home insurance. take out insurance. Verb: insure. Trap: ensure = make sure. Contract: policy. Payment: premium.

Near in meaning

cover

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