self-insure
self-insure · self-insures · self-insured · self-insuring
To choose to bear a risk oneself rather than taking out insurance with a third partyTo choose to bear a risk oneself rather than taking out insurance with a third party (an insurance company). Usually the concept of accumulated capital is involved.
Meaning
1 sensesTo choose to bear a risk oneself rather than taking out insurance with a third party (an insurance company). Usually the concept of accumulated capital is involved.
Forms
self-insures, self-insuring, self-insured, self-insured| Base form | self-insure · to self-insure |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | self-insures |
| Present participle | self-insuring |
| Past simple | self-insured |
| Past participle | self-insured |
regular · Lesson
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle