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self-insuring

self-insuring is the present participle and gerund 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-insuring

What is self-insuring the present participle and gerund of?
Self-insuring is the present participle and gerund of self-insure.

Words near self-insuring in the dictionary

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

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