Betekenis van insure In het Nederlands

• 0 to protect yourself against risk by regularly paying a special company that will provide a fixed amount of money if you are killed or injured or if your home or possessions are damaged, destroyed, or stolen:

  • The house is insured for two million dollars.

  • All our household goods are insured against accidental damage.

  • [ + obj + to infinitive ] I'm not insured to drive his car.

  • They refused to insure us because they said we're too old.

  • Many companies won't insure new or young drivers.

• 1 to make something certain, or to be certain about something:

  • [ + (that) clause ] Because of the importance of the game, we wanted to insure (that) it would be televised.

  • [ T ] We had reporters check to insure the accuracy of the story.

• 2 to protect yourself or your property against damage or loss by making regular payments to a company that will pay for the damage or loss if it happens:

  • We’ve insured our house for $100,000.

• 3 to protect yourself against risk by buying insurance from a company that will provide an agreed amount of money if a particular event happens, for example if you are killed or injured or if your possessions are damaged or stolen:

  • insure sb/sth/yourself against sth We hadn't insured the bicycles against theft.

  • insure sth for sth The antique dealer said we should insure the desk for at least £2,000.

• 4 to provide insurance for someone or something:

  • insure sb/sth against sth We can insure you against most of the risks involved in owning and operating a boat.