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  • 41insurance — Guarding against property loss or damage making payments in the form of premiums to an insurance company, which pays an agreed upon sum to the insured in the event of loss. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * insurance in‧sur‧ance [ɪnˈʆʊərəns ǁ… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 42premium — pre|mi|um1 [ˈpri:miəm] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: praemium profit, reward , from emere to take, buy ] 1.) the cost of insurance, especially the amount that you pay each year ▪ insurance premiums 2.) an additional amount of money, above… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 43premium income — The income received by an investor who sells an option. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * premium income premium income ➔ income * * * premium income UK US noun [U] INSURANCE ► money that an insurance company makes from people paying for… …

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  • 44insurance — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ comprehensive ▪ fully comprehensive car insurance ▪ adequate ▪ additional ▪ long term, short term …

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  • 45premium — pre|mi|um1 [ primiəm ] noun count ** 1. ) an amount of money that you pay regularly for an insurance policy: Your monthly premium will be $50. Insurance premiums will increase again next year. 2. ) an amount of money paid in addition to the usual …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 46premium — noun 1 (C) the cost of insurance, especially the amount to pay each year: Insurance premiums are set to rise again | the annual premium 2 (U) especially AmE high­octane (=good quality petrol) 3 premium quality very high quality: premium quality… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 47premium — I UK [ˈpriːmɪəm] / US [ˈprɪmɪəm] noun [countable] Word forms premium : singular premium plural premiums ** 1) an amount of money that you pay regularly for an insurance policy Your monthly premium will be £36. Insurance premiums will increase… …

    English dictionary

  • 48insurance premium — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms insurance premium : singular insurance premium plural insurance premiums a regular payment made to an insurance company so that you are protected by insurance …

    English dictionary

  • 49insurance reserve — Reserve Re*serve , n. [F. r[ e]serve.] 1. The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation. [1913 Webster] However any one may concur in the general scheme, it is still with certain reserves and deviations. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. That which …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 50insurance — /ɪn ʃυərəns/ noun an agreement that in return for regular payments (called ‘premiums’), a company will pay compensation for loss, damage, injury or death ● to take out insurance ● Repairs will be paid for by the insurance. ♦ to take out an… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance