OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 12341

insurance

/ɪnˈʃɔː.ɹəns/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
aseguración • seguro
A means of indemnity against a future occurrence of an uncertain event.
In an era when political leaders promise deliverance from decline through America’s purported preeminence in scientific research, the news that science is in deep trouble in the Un…
The car was totalled, but fortunately I had insurance.
aseguración • aseguramiento
Any attempt to forestall an unfavorable event.
The sky was clear, but I took my umbrella for insurance.