insured

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: insured person

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a person whose interests are protected by an insurance policy; a person who contracts for an insurance policy that indemnifies him against loss of property or life or health etc.Synonyms: insured person

Adjective (1)

  1. covered by insurance“an insured risk”“all members of the film cast and crew are insured”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Insurant \In*sur"ant\, n. The person insured, called also the insured. --Champness. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Insure \In"sure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insured; p. pr. & vb. n. Insuring.] [OE. ensuren, prob. for assuren, by a change of prefix. See 1st In-, and Sure, and cf. Assure, Ensure.] [Written also ensure.] [1913 Webster]

1.To make sure or secure; as, to insure safety to any one. [1913 Webster]

2.Specifically, to secure against a loss by a contingent event, on certain stipulated conditions, or at a given rate or premium; to give or to take an insurance on or for; as, a merchant insures his ship or its cargo, or both, against the dangers of the sea; goods and buildings are insured against fire or water; persons are insured against sickness, accident, or death; and sometimes hazardous debts are insured. [1913 Webster]

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