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insurance

noun
B2
1
B2
an arrangement with a company in which you pay them regular amounts of money and they agree to pay the costs, for example, if you die or are ill, or if you lose or damage something
بیمه
see also employment insurance, life insurance, National Insurance, third-party insurance
2
B2
the business of providing people with insurance
بیمه
an insurance broker/company
the insurance industry/business
He works in insurance.
She's in insurance.
3
money paid by or to an insurance company
بیمه, حق بیمه, پوشش بیمه‌ای
to pay insurance on your house
When her husband died, she received £50 000 in insurance.
4
something you do to protect yourself against something bad happening in the future
بیمه, ضمانت, تضمین
At that time people had large families as an insurance against some children dying.