retrocession
retrocession noun: the transfer of risk from one reinsurer to another.
Noun
retrocession (countable and uncountable, plural retrocessions)
- The transfer of risk from one reinsurer to another.
- The return of land, rights, etc. previously ceded.
- Metastasis of an eruption or tumour from the surface to the interior of the body.
- The act of retroceding; a going back.
- For example, suppose the Moon to be placed in 10° of any sign: suppose Saturn to pass over that spot and attain to the 15th degree of the same sign, and there become stationary; that his retrocession carries him back to the 8th degree, […]1878, The planisphere: and how to use it
retrocession meaning in Tamil
retrocession in Tamil
- பின்னோக்கிச் செல்லுதல், பின்னியக்கம்
Forms of retrocession
| plural | retrocessions |
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Origin of retrocession
Compare French rétrocession. See retrocede.
Words formed from retrocession
Questions about retrocession
- What does retrocession mean?
- Retrocession means the transfer of risk from one reinsurer to another.
- What is retrocession in Tamil?
- Retrocession in Tamil is பின்னோக்கிச் செல்லுதல், பின்னியக்கம். See Retrocession meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is retrocession?
- Retrocession is a noun.
- What is the plural of retrocession?
- The plural of retrocession is retrocessions.
Words near retrocession in the dictionary
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