health insurance — meaning, examples & etymology [English]

health insurance (/ˈhelθ ɪnˌʃʊə.rəns/)

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🔊 /ˈhelθ ɪnˌʃʊə.rəns/

Meaning

Meaning: medical cost cover

An arrangement that pays some or all of a person’s medical costs.

Examples

🗣 Their health insurance covered most of the surgery, leaving only a small amount to pay.

Etymology

Combines ‘health’ (Old English ‘hælth’) with ‘insurance’ (Old French ‘enseurance’).

How & Where It’s Used

Especially important in countries without free public healthcare.

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Tags: health, money

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