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reinsure

/ɹˌiɪnʃˈʊɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables
rein-sure
IPA
/ɹˌiɪnʃˈʊɹ/
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To insure again (extending or replacing prior insurance).

Transitive verb

verb

To place insurance on the contract that insures something (allowing the insurer to offset risk in the same way the insuree did).

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English insure English reinsure From re- + insure.

Usage

Inflected Forms

reinsures (present, singular) reinsuring (participle, present) reinsured (participle, past) reinsured (past)

Derived Forms

reinsurer

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce reinsure?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˌiɪnʃˈʊɹ/.
What does reinsure mean?
To insure again (extending or replacing prior insurance).
Where does reinsure come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English insure English reinsure From re- + insure.

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