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forsikring

noun masculine or femininesubstantiv hankjønn eller hunkjønn

insurance · an assurance

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. det å forsikre (1)assuring;
    påstandclaim, assertion · submission (in court), garanti (1)guarantee
    the act of assuringforsikre (1);
    claim, assertionpåstand, guaranteegaranti (1)
    • jeg tror ikke på forsikringene hans I don't believe his assurances
    • få gjentatte forsikringer om at alt er i orden to receive repeated assurances that everything is in order
  2. tiltak for å være sikker eller trygg;
    sikkerhetsforanstaltninga precaution
    a measure taken to be safe or secure;
    a precautionsikkerhetsforanstaltning
    • spare mat til forsikring mot sult to save food as insurance against hunger
    • som en ekstra forsikring parkerte han sykkelen inne as an added safeguard, he parked his bike inside
  3. økonomisk avtale der en kunde betaler vederlag til et forsikringsselskapan insurance company mot at selskapet dekker utgifter i tilfelle for eksempel brann, skade, tyveri eller ulykke a financial agreement in which a customer pays a fee to an insurance companyforsikringsselskap in return for the company covering costs in the event of, for example, fire, damage, theft or an accident
    • tegne en forsikring to take out an insurance policy
    • betale for den beste forsikringen to pay for the best insurance
    • ha forsikring på verdifulle eiendeler to have insurance on valuable possessions
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som bilforsikringcar insurance, brannforsikringfire insurance, kaskoforsikringcomprehensive vehicle insurance, livsforsikringlife insurance
  4. forsikringssuman insurance payout an insurance payoutforsikringssum
    • få utbetalt forsikring etter brannen to have the insurance paid out after the fire