"reinsure" meaning in English

See reinsure in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: reinsures [present, singular, third-person], reinsuring [participle, present], reinsured [participle, past], reinsured [past]
Etymology: From re- + insure. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|insure}} re- + insure Head templates: {{en-verb}} reinsure (third-person singular simple present reinsures, present participle reinsuring, simple past and past participle reinsured)
  1. (transitive) To insure again (extending or replacing prior insurance). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-reinsure-en-verb-3r7DeruL Categories (other): English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 48 52
  2. (transitive) To place insurance on the contract that insures something (allowing the insurer to offset risk in the same way the insuree did). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-reinsure-en-verb-DrP7DU7P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68

Inflected forms

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