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REINSURE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Insure again by assuming all or a part of the liability of an insurance company already covering a risk

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "reinsure" is one way to...):

cover; insure; underwrite (protect by insurance)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Insure again by transferring to another insurance company all or a part of a liability assumed

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "reinsure" is one way to...):

insure (take out insurance for)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

reinsurance (sharing the risk by insurance companies; part or all of the insurer's risk is assumed by other companies in return for part of the premium paid by the insured)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Provide additional insurance for

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "reinsure" is one way to...):

insure (take out insurance for)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

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