Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-insure

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables
self--in-sure
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To choose to bear a risk oneself rather than taking out insurance with a third party (an insurance company). Usually the concept of accumulated capital is involved.

Inflected Forms

self-insures (present, singular) self-insuring (participle, present) self-insured (participle, past) self-insured (past)

Phrases

self-insurance self-assured

Frequently Paired Words

reinsure self-insurance self-assured

Questions

What does self-insure mean?
To choose to bear a risk oneself rather than taking out insurance with a third party (an insurance company). Usually the concept of accumulated capital is involved.

How to pronounce self-insure

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