insure for a sum
1insure — ► VERB 1) arrange for compensation in the event of damage to or loss of (property, life, or a person), in exchange for regular payments to a company. 2) secure the payment of (a sum) in this way. 3) (insure against) protect (someone) against (a… …
2insure — [[t]ɪnʃʊ͟ə(r)[/t]] insures, insuring, insured 1) VERB If you insure yourself or your property, you pay money to an insurance company so that, if you become ill or if your property is damaged or stolen, the company will pay you a sum of money. [V… …
3insure — [ɪn ʃʊə] verb 1》 arrange for compensation in the event of damage to or loss of (property, life, or a person), in exchange for regular payments to a company. ↘secure the payment of (a sum) in this way. 2》 (insure someone against) protect… …
4insure — /ɪn ʃυə/ verb to have a contract with a company whereby, if regular small payments are made, the company will pay compensation for loss, damage, injury or death ● to insure a house against fire ● to insure someone’s life ● to insure baggage… …
5insure — v.tr. 1 (often foll. by against; also absol.) secure the payment of a sum of money in the event of loss or damage to (property, life, a person, etc.) by regular payments or premiums (insured the house for pound100,000; we have insured against… …
6IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT — IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT, the imprisonment of a debtor who fails to pay his debt on or before the date due. Prevalence in Other Legal Systems Influenced by Roman law (see execution civil law), imprisonment for debt was the most common means of… …
7Bank for International Settlements — The Bank for International Settlements (or BIS) is an international organization of central banks which fosters international monetary and financial cooperation and serves as a bank for central banks. cite web… …
8Forsyth, Missouri — Infobox Settlement official name = Forsyth, Missouri settlement type = City nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250px map caption = Location of Forsyth, Missouri mapsize1 = map caption1 …
9VIENNA, CONGRESS OF — VIENNA, CONGRESS OF, international congress held in Vienna, September 1814 to June 1815, to reestablish peace and order in Europe after the Napoleonic Wars. The congress met in the Apollosaal built by the English born Jew, Sigmund Wolffsohn, and… …
10underwrite — verb (underwrote; underwritten; underwriting) Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to write under or at the end of something else 2. to set one s name to (an insurance policy) for the purpose of thereby becoming answerable for a designated loss… …