Speakur

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policyholder

/pˈɑləsihˌoʊldɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables
pol-i-cy-hold-er
IPA
/pˈɑləsihˌoʊldɚ/
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The party to an insurance contract who owns the policy and thus transfers a risk to an insurer (i.e., pays the insurer to take the risk).

Etymology

Etymology tree English policy Proto-Germanic *haldaną Proto-West Germanic *haldan Old English healdan Middle English holden English hold English -er English holder English policyholder From policy + holder.

Inflected Forms

policyholders (plural)

Synonyms

policyowner

Questions

How do you pronounce policyholder?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɑləsihˌoʊldɚ/.
What does policyholder mean?
The party to an insurance contract who owns the policy and thus transfers a risk to an insurer (i.e., pays the insurer to take the risk).
Where does policyholder come from?
Etymology tree English policy Proto-Germanic *haldaną Proto-West Germanic *haldan Old English healdan Middle English holden English hold English -er English holder English policyholder From policy + holder.

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