insure
pronunciation
How to pronounce insure in British English:
UK [ɪnˈʃʊə(r)]
How to pronounce insure in American English:
US [ɪnˈʃʊr]
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- Verb:
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- make certain of
- protect by insurance
- take out insurance for
Word Origin
- insure
- insure: [15] Insure and ensure [14] are ultimately the same word. And their common ancestor started out, in fact, as a variant of assure [14]. This came via Old French asseurer from Vulgar Latin *assēcūrāre, a compound verb formed from the Latin prefix ad- ‘to’ and the adjective sēcūrus ‘safe’ (source of English secure and sure).Anglo-Norman had a variant form, enseurer, which produced English ensure. From fairly early on this had been alternatively spelled insure (using the Latinate prefix in-), but it was not until the 17th century that this version became established in the sense ‘provide cover against loss, damage, etc’ (for which previously the more usual term had actually been assure).=> assure, ensure, secure, sure
- insure (v.)
- mid-15c., insuren, spelling variant of ensuren (see ensure). Took on its particular sense of "make safe against loss by payment of premiums" from mid-17c. (replacing assure in that meaning). Related: Insured; insuring.
Example
- 1. Does chubb get to insure every single thing I own ?
- 2. Meanwhile insurance companies are refusing to insure properties in seaside towns .
- 3. However , it looks as though it will cost more to insure .
- 4. For a premium , one party to a cds can insure against default .
- 5. The cost to insure their debts using derivatives suggests investor concern remains elevated .