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self-insures

self-insures is the third-person singular simple present indicative of self-insure.

Meaning of self-insure

Verb

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

  1. To choose to bear a risk oneself rather than taking out insurance with a third party (an insurance company). Usually the concept of accumulated capital is involved.

Questions about self-insures

What is self-insures the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Self-insures is the third-person singular simple present indicative of self-insure.

Words near self-insures in the dictionary

  1. self-insertions
  2. self-inserts
  3. self-insurance
  4. self-insure
  5. self-insured
  6. self-insures
  7. self-insuring
  8. self-intensifier
  9. self-intensifiers
  10. self-interest
  11. self-interested

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