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uninsurable

adj

Etymology

From un- + insurable.

  1. derived from enseurer
  2. inherited from ensuren
  3. suffixed as insurable — “insure + able”
  4. prefixed as uninsurable — “un + insurable”

Definitions

  1. Not insurable

    Not insurable; unable to be insured.

    • “We’re not in a crisis yet, but all of the trends are in a bad direction,” said Dave Jones, who is completing his eighth and final year as California’s insurance commissioner. “We’re slowly marching toward a world that’s uninsurable.”

  2. A person or thing that cannot be insured.

    • So-called uninsurables are a rapidly diminishing group, according to the Institute of Life Insurance. Persons who cannot qualify for life insurance are becoming fewer every year, the organization said yesterday.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA