noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The joint assumption of risk between the insurer and the insured party.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, especially, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The amount paid by the insured in accordance with this risk sharing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
The joint assumption of risk between multiple insurers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: international
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
insurance issued jointly by two or more underwriters
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: insurance
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English insurance English coinsurance From co- + insurance.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Danish:
selvrisiko
— joint assumption of risk between insurer and insured
Dutch:
eigen risico
— joint assumption of risk between insurer and insured
French:
franchise
— joint assumption of risk between insurer and insured
German:
Selbstbeteiligung
— joint assumption of risk between insurer and insured
German:
Eigenanteil
— joint assumption of risk between insurer and insured
Italian:
franchigia
— joint assumption of risk between insurer and insured
Russian:
франшиза
(franšiza)
— joint assumption of risk between insurer and insured
Spanish:
participación propia
— joint assumption of risk between insurer and insured
Spanish:
franquicia
— joint assumption of risk between insurer and insured
Spanish:
coaseguro
— joint assumption of risk between insurer and insured
Spanish:
deducible
— joint assumption of risk between insurer and insured
Swedish:
självrisk
— joint assumption of risk between insurer and insured
Turkish:
koasürans
— joint assumption of risk between insurer and insured
German:
Mitversicherung
— joint assumption of risk between multiple insurers
Swedish:
medförsäkring
— joint assumption of risk between multiple insurers