Phrase guide

insurance policy

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A legal document outlining a particular insurance cover for an insured entity for a given risk.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, insurance

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Something that protects or safeguards.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

written contract or certificate of insurance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • you should have read the small print on your policy

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: policy, insurance

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: contract

Narrower terms: floater, floating policy

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: versekeringspolis — document
  • Chinese Mandarin: 保險計劃 /保险计划 (bǎoxiǎn jìhuà) — document
  • Chinese Mandarin: 保險單 /保险单 (bǎoxiǎndān) — document
  • Chinese Mandarin: 保險合同 /保险合同 (bǎoxiǎn hétong) — document
  • Chinese Mandarin: 保單 /保单 (bǎodān) — document
  • Dutch: verzekeringscontract — document
  • Dutch: verzekeringspolis — document
  • Esperanto: poliso — document
  • Finnish: vakuutussopimus — document
  • Finnish: vakuutuskirja — document
  • French: police d'assurance — document
  • French: contrat d'assurance — document
  • German: Versicherungsschein — document
  • German: Police — document
  • German: Polizze — document
  • German: Versicherungspolice — document
  • Greek: ασφαλιστήριο συμβόλαιο (asfalistírio symvólaio) — document
  • Hindi: बीमा (bīmā) — document
  • Hindi: पालिसी (pālisī) — document
  • Hungarian: biztosítási kötvény — document
  • Hungarian: biztosítás — document
  • Indonesian: polis — document
  • Indonesian: polis asuransi — document
  • Irish: polasaí árachais — document
  • Japanese: 保険証書 (hoken shōsho) — document
  • Macedonian: осигурителна поли́са (osiguritelna polísa) — document
  • Malay: polisi insurans — document
  • Polish: polisa — document
  • Portuguese: apólice de seguro — document
  • Romanian: poliță de asigurare — document
  • Russian: страхово́й по́лис (straxovój pólis) — document
  • Spanish: póliza aseguradora — document
  • Tagalog: polisa — document
  • Turkish: sigorta poliçesi — document
  • Vietnamese: hợp đồng bảo hiểm — document