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policyholder

policyholder noun: the party to an insurance contract who owns the policy and thus transfers a risk to an insurer (i.e., pays the insurer to take the risk).

Noun

policyholder (plural policyholders)

  1. The party to an insurance contract who owns the policy and thus transfers a risk to an insurer (i.e., pays the insurer to take the risk).
    Synonyms:
    policyowner

Synonyms of policyholder

Forms of policyholder

pluralpolicyholders

Origin of policyholder

From policy + holder.

Questions about policyholder

What does policyholder mean?
Policyholder means the party to an insurance contract who owns the policy and thus transfers a risk to an insurer (i.e., pays the insurer to take the risk).
What part of speech is policyholder?
Policyholder is a noun.
What is the plural of policyholder?
The plural of policyholder is policyholders.

Words near policyholder in the dictionary

  1. policy wonk
  2. policy wonks
  3. policy-maker
  4. policy-makers
  5. policy-making
  6. policyholder
  7. policyholders
  8. policyholding
  9. policying
  10. policyless
  11. policylessness

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