insure

You might be confusing the word insure with ensure. These words are commonly misused.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈʃʊə/, SAMPA: /In"SU@/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈʃʊɚ/, SAMPA: /In"SU@`/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

Verb

Plain form insure

Third-person singular insures

Past tense insured

Past participle insured

Present participle insuring

1. (transitive) If you insure something, you pay money so that if something bad happens to it, you will get more money.

   We will insure your home against damage caused by fire.

   The car was only insured for $10,000.

2. Insure is a less common spelling of ensure.

Related words

• insurance
• insurer
• insurable
• uninsurable
• reinsure
• reinsurance
• assure
• ensure
• sure