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underinsuring

underinsuring is the present participle and gerund of underinsure.

Meaning of underinsure

Verb

underinsure (third-person singular simple present underinsures, present participle underinsuring, simple past and past participle underinsured)

  1. To insure insufficiently.
    • Since the house was underinsured, we couldn't afford to replace most of the furniture after the fire.

Questions about underinsuring

What is underinsuring the present participle and gerund of?
Underinsuring is the present participle and gerund of underinsure.

Words near underinsuring in the dictionary

  1. underinsurance
  2. underinsure
  3. underinsured
  4. underinsureds
  5. underinsures
  6. underinsuring
  7. underinterpretation
  8. underinterpretations
  9. underinventive
  10. underinventiveness
  11. underinventoried

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