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overinsuring

overinsuring is the present participle and gerund of overinsure.

Meaning of overinsure

Verb

overinsure (third-person singular simple present overinsures, present participle overinsuring, simple past and past participle overinsured)

  1. (transitive) To insure for too great a value.
    • I am overinsured on this boat.2009 April 1, David Streitfeld, “Boats Too Costly to Keep Are Littering Coastlines”, in New York Times

Questions about overinsuring

What is overinsuring the present participle and gerund of?
Overinsuring is the present participle and gerund of overinsure.

Words near overinsuring in the dictionary

  1. overinsulinizations
  2. overinsurance
  3. overinsure
  4. overinsured
  5. overinsures
  6. overinsuring
  7. overintellectual
  8. overintellectualisation
  9. overintellectualise
  10. overintellectualised
  11. overintellectualises

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