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knock-for-knock agreement

knock-for-knock agreement noun: an arrangement between multiple insurance companies in which each company pays the losses incurred by its own policyholders in an event, regardless of who was at fault (now rarely used outside of motor insurance).

Noun

knock-for-knock agreement (plural knock-for-knock agreements)

  1. An arrangement between multiple insurance companies in which each company pays the losses incurred by its own policyholders in an event, regardless of who was at fault (now rarely used outside of motor insurance).
    Synonyms:
    knock-for-knock clause, knock-for-knock contract

Synonyms of knock-for-knock agreement

Forms of knock-for-knock agreement

pluralknock-for-knock agreements

Questions about knock-for-knock agreement

What does knock-for-knock agreement mean?
Knock-for-knock agreement means an arrangement between multiple insurance companies in which each company pays the losses incurred by its own policyholders in an event, regardless of who was at fault (now rarely used outside of motor insurance).
What part of speech is knock-for-knock agreement?
Knock-for-knock agreement is a noun.
What is the plural of knock-for-knock agreement?
The plural of knock-for-knock agreement is knock-for-knock agreements.

Words near knock-for-knock agreement in the dictionary

  1. knock-backs
  2. knock-down-and-drag-out
  3. knock-down-and-drag-outs
  4. knock-down-drag-out
  5. knock-down-drag-outs
  6. knock-for-knock agreement
  7. knock-for-knock agreements
  8. knock-knee
  9. knock-kneed
  10. knock-knees
  11. knock-knock

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