insurable
1
4.8
- adjective
- /ɪnˈʃʊrəbəl/
- Specialized
:
asegurable
- You need to demonstrate that you have an insurable interest in the property before purchasing insurance.
- insurable interest
- insurable risk
If you're using our standard offer to purchase, you are agreeing to give marketable and insurable title.
- If you're using our standard offer to purchase, you are agreeing to give marketable and insurable title.
Examples
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Everyone carries with it an insurable interest in her own life.
Blog text (23) -
We have always had end-of-life and cost-vs-value issues in health care, as with other insurable events.
Blog text (23) -
More recently, this view has changed and, although the consensus is still fragile, long-term care is now viewed as an insurable risk.
Academic text (1990) -
One final thought: Insurance underwriters require, of the purchaser, a bona fide insurable interest.
Blog text (15) -
Furthermore, according to the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, losses due to pesticide use are not insurable because of the difficulty of determining pesticide damage.
Academic text (1992) -
The only way a nuclear plant is going to be built in the USA is with loan guarantees and the continuation of the Price Anderson Act that limits liability and makes nuclear plants insurable.
Blog text (5) -
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation estimates that, of 122.9 million insurable acres in the affected states (statewide, not just the flooded areas), 69.7 million acres, or 56.7 percent, were insured.
Academic text (1993) -
Before making the claim, she ensured that her loss was due to an insurable event covered by her policy.
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The insurance company confirmed that the car was insurable under their guidelines for protection against theft.
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
1
7.1
A legal right to get money if a person dies or property is damaged because you would lose money
How Insurable
- Specialized
1
4.8
- Specialized
3
7.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word insurable is made from insure and the ending -able, where -able means 'able'. The verb insure comes from an old root meaning 'safe', like the word sure, so something insurable is something you can make 'safe' or that can be 'covered' by insurance.