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health fund

health fund noun: a not-for-profit or a public health insurance company, usually found in health care systems in Central Europe, such as Germany.

Noun

health fund (plural health funds)

  1. A not-for-profit or a public health insurance company, usually found in health care systems in Central Europe, such as Germany.

Forms of health fund

pluralhealth funds

Origin of health fund

Calque of German Krankenkasse, from kranken (“sick, unwell”) + Kasse (“fund”).

Questions about health fund

What does health fund mean?
Health fund means a not-for-profit or a public health insurance company, usually found in health care systems in Central Europe, such as Germany.
What part of speech is health fund?
Health fund is a noun.
What is the plural of health fund?
The plural of health fund is health funds.

Words near health fund in the dictionary

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  2. health faucet
  3. health faucets
  4. health food
  5. health foods
  6. health fund
  7. health funds
  8. health goth
  9. health hazard
  10. health hazards
  11. health informatics

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