actuarial
adjective
involving calculations about risks
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noun
someone whose job is to calculate the cost of insurance by examining how often deaths, accidents etc happen
noun
someone whose job is to organize business deals for other people, especially a stockbroker or an insurance broker
British United Provident Association: an organization that provides private medical insurance in the UK
noun
insurance that you can buy when you hire a car so that you do not pay if the car is damaged
adjective
comprehensive insurance is insurance that pays for every kind of damage or loss, even if you are responsible for it
adjective
a contributory pension or insurance arrangement is one that involves payments by workers as well as employers
verb
if an insurance agreement covers a situation or person, it provides protection against loss for that situation or person
noun
an agreement by an insurance company to pay money in a particular situation or for a particular event, person, or thing. The American word is coverage
noun
a section in a life insurance agreement that says the insurance company will pay double the amount of money if the person who bought the insurance dies in an accident rather than because of illness or old age
noun
European Health Insurance Card: a card that allows someone living in the European Union to receive free health treatment in another European Union country
noun
a type of insurance policy that you pay money to for an agreed period. At the end of this time, the money that you have invested is used for paying a large amount of money that you have borrowed, especially a mortgage.
noun
an amount of money that someone has to pay towards the cost of something, when an insurance company is going to pay the rest of the cost. The usual American word is deductible
noun
an arrangement in which you regularly pay an insurance company an amount of money so that they will give you money if something you own is damaged, lost, or stolen, or if you die or are ill or injured
noun
money that an insurance company agrees to pay you if something that you own is damaged, lost, or stolen, or if you die or are ill or injured
noun
an official document containing the details of the agreement between you and an insurance company
verb
to regularly pay an insurance company an amount of money so that they will give you money if something that you own is damaged, lost, or stolen, or if you die or are ill or injured
verb
if an insurance company insures you or something that you own, they accept money from you and agree to pay you if you die or are ill or injured, or if something that you own is damaged, lost, or stolen
noun
an insurance policy intended to pay for replacing a worker who is very important to an organization
a British organization that sells insurance, especially for ships and aircraft. Lloyd’s is sometimes called Lloyd’s of London.
noun
someone whose job is to calculate how much an insurance company must pay to customers when they have made a claim on their insurance policy
adjective
a mutual insurance company, building society etc is owned by all of its customers, who share its profits
noun
a system that all employers and workers in the UK pay into, providing money for people who do not have a job or who are old or ill
noun
a reduction in the cost of insurance which you get when you have not claimed money in previous years for any accident or damage
noun
the duty of a company that makes or sells a product to pay if their product causes damage or injury
verb
if an insurance policy protects you, it will pay money to you or your relatives if particular bad things happen
noun
the agreement made by an insurance company to pay you money if something bad happens to you or your possessions
noun
insurance policies that an insurance company has so that it will receive money to replace the money that it pays to its customers
noun
the amount of money that you receive from a life insurance policy if you decide you want to stop the policy
adjective
third-party insurance protects you if you accidentally injure someone or accidentally damage their property
noun
a type of insurance that pays for your medical treatment if you are ill when you are travelling abroad, or that gives you back your money if your holiday is cancelled
verb
to protect a company from loss by agreeing to buy any remaining shares that are not bought by the public when the shares first become available for sale
noun
a person or company considered according to how safe it is to lend them money or give them insurance or credit
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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