Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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insurance | Yes | No | No | No |
contract | Yes | No | Yes | No |
insurance (noun) | contract (noun) |
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written contract or certificate of insurance | a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid |
promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company | a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law |
protection against future loss | (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make |
insurance (verb) | contract (verb) |
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be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness | |
make or become more narrow or restricted | |
become smaller or draw together | |
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements | |
compress or concentrate | |
enter into a contractual arrangement | |
make smaller | |
squeeze or press together | |
engage by written agreement |