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insuring

insuring is the present participle and gerund of insure.

Meaning of insure

Verb

insure (third-person singular simple present insures, present participle insuring, simple past and past participle insured)

  1. (transitive) To provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs. Often agreed by policy (contract) to offer financial compensation in case of an accident, theft or other undesirable event.
    • I'm not insured against burglary.
  2. (intransitive) To deal in such contracts; subscribe to a policy of insurance

Questions about insuring

What is insuring the present participle and gerund of?
Insuring is the present participle and gerund of insure.

Words near insuring in the dictionary

  1. insurgentism
  2. insurgently
  3. insurgents
  4. insurges
  5. insurging
  6. insuring
  7. insurmountability
  8. insurmountable
  9. insurmountableness
  10. insurmountably
  11. insurpassable

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