insurance

insurance
noun
1) (insuring) Versicherung, die; (fig.) Sicherheit, die; Gewähr, die

take out insurance against/on something — eine Versicherung gegen etwas abschließen/etwas versichern lassen

travel insurance — Reisegepäck- und -unfallversicherung, die

2) (sum received) Versicherungssumme, die; (sum paid) Versicherungsbetrag, der
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noun (the promise of a sum of money in event of loss eg by fire or other disaster, given in compensation by a company etc in return for regular payments: Have you paid the insurance on your jewellery?; (also adjective) insurance companies.) die Versicherung; Versicherungs-...
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in·sur·ance
[ɪnˈʃʊərən(t)s, AM -ˈʃʊr-]
I. n
1. no pl (financial protection) Versicherung f, Assekuranz f veraltet
our \insurance doesn't cover household items unsere Versicherung deckt Hausrat nicht ab
health/liability/life \insurance Kranken-/Haftpflicht-/Lebensversicherung f
household goods \insurance Hausratsversicherung f
to have \insurance [against sth] [gegen etw akk] versichert sein
to take out \insurance [against sth] sich akk [gegen etw akk] versichern, eine Versicherung [gegen etw akk] abschließen
\insurance against breakage Bruchschadenversicherung f
\insurance against damage by natural forces Elementarschadenversicherung f
\insurance against natural disaster Naturkatastrophenversicherung f
\insurance for theft Diebstahlversicherung f
2. no pl (payout) Versicherungssumme f
3. no pl (premium) [Versicherungs]prämie f, Versicherungsbeitrag m
4. no pl (profession) Versicherungswesen nt
she works in \insurance sie arbeitet bei einer Versicherung
5. no pl (business) Versicherungsgeschäft nt, Versicherungsgewerbe nt
6. (protective measure) Absicherung f
II. n modifier (payment, salesman, scheme) Versicherungs-
\insurance adjustor Schadenssachverständiger m
\insurance application Versicherungsantrag m
\insurance business Versicherungsgeschäft nt
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[In'SUərəns]
n
Versicherung f; (= amount paid out) Versicherungssumme f or -betrag m

the insurance on a building — die Versicherung für ein Gebäude

to take out insurance — eine Versicherung abschließen (against gegen)

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insurance [ınˈʃʊərəns]
A s
1. WIRTSCH Versicherung f:
have no insurance nicht versichert sein (against gegen); → academic.ru/9919/buy">buy B 3, carry B 17 d, effect B 3 a, take out 4 b
2. WIRTSCH Versicherungsbranche f:
he works in insurance er ist bei einer Versicherung beschäftigt
3. WIRTSCH
a) Versicherungsvertrag m, -police f
b) Versicherungssumme f:
he received £10,000 insurance er bekam 10 000 Pfund von der Versicherung
c) Versicherungsprämie f:
he pays £100 insurance every year er zahlt eine Jahresprämie von 100 Pfund
4. fig (Ab)Sicherung f (against gegen):
as an insurance sicherheitshalber, für alle Fälle
B adj WIRTSCH Versicherungs…:
insurance agent (benefit, broker, clause, claim, company, coverage, fraud oder swindle, package, premium, value) Versicherungsvertreter(in) (-leistung f, -makler[in], -klausel f, -anspruch m, -gesellschaft f, -deckung f, -betrug m, -paket n, -prämie f, -wert m)
ins. abk
1. inches pl
2. insurance
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noun
1) (insuring) Versicherung, die; (fig.) Sicherheit, die; Gewähr, die

take out insurance against/on something — eine Versicherung gegen etwas abschließen/etwas versichern lassen

travel insurance — Reisegepäck- und -unfallversicherung, die

2) (sum received) Versicherungssumme, die; (sum paid) Versicherungsbetrag, der
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(US) n.
Zusicherung f. n.
Versicherung f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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