policy
488
3.4
- noun
- /ˈpɑlɪsi/
:
póliza
- I'll make sure to look up that life insurance policy he never got around to getting.
- insurance policy
- terms of the policy
- liability policy
So, you know, check your homeowners policy, but I think we're going to be OK for a while.
- So, you know, check your homeowners policy, but I think we're going to be OK for a while.
- And they stopped writing new, new policies.
Examples
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What's your return policy?
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She filed a claim with her health insurance policy after her recent hospital visit.
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"It's Great Benefit's new policy, issued last month to one of my students."
Fiction book (1995) -
The insurance industry must develop and market policies that truly meet the needs of the consumer.
Academic text (1990) -
So, you know, check your homeowners policy, but I think we're going to be OK for a while.
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Luckily mom took out a life insurance policy on her, right before her accident.
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My insurance policy on that building had lapsed.
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I know about the tidy little insurance policy you stand to cash in.
Fiction book (1995) -
You're our insurance policy.
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He reviewed the terms of his policy before signing the agreement with the insurance company.
Synonyms
255
2.8
A document that promises to pay money for certain loss or damage
122
2.8
A document that shows the details of an agreement when a company pays money after a loss
Idioms
Compounds
122
2.8
A document that shows the details of an agreement when a company pays money after a loss
28
3.2
Government rules about buying and selling goods and services with other countries
- Formal
24
3.9
A government's plan for how it charges and collects money from people and companies
- Specialized
21
4.5
Government plans for taxes, spending and borrowing to help control the economy
- Formal
16
4.9
A strict rule that gives the same punishment for every bad act with no exceptions
- Literature
2
8.0
A plan to destroy useful things on purpose so an enemy cannot use them
- Formal
1
4.1
A way of running an economy that lets businesses compete with little government control
- Specialized
1
7.0
An economic plan that favors free markets, selling government services, and fewer rules
- Formal
1
3.8
An official statement that tells people what a government or company will do
1
4.3
A way of allowing foreign companies to trade on the same terms as local companies
- Literature
A plan to help one country by hurting other countries' trade
- Specialized
Insurance that covers many risks like damage, theft, and loss
A rule that gives special advantages to rich or powerful people rather than everyone
- Specialized
Insurance that covers valuable items like jewelry or equipment wherever they are
- Formal
Rules a government makes about buying and selling goods with other countries
- Formal
A government plan that supports and includes people from different cultures
- Literature
Announcing official decisions to the public by press release before any internal discussion
How Comprehensive
- Specialized
488
3.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
Policy comes from an old word about how a city or community is run, from Greek polis meaning 'city', and it grew to mean an official rule or plan. So an insurance policy is the written paper that shows those rules and promises, which is why it lists the coverage and conditions.