cover
verb (PROTECT) /ˈkʌv.ər/
/-ɚ/ Definition
C1 [T] to protect someone against loss, damage, accident, or having something stolen, by having insurance: Does your travel insurance cover you against/for the loss or theft of cash?Insurance › to do something to protect yourself from blame or criticism in the future: I kept copies of my expense receipts, just to cover myself.Defending and protectingBacking, supporting and defendingPreserving and saving
(Definition of cover verb (PROTECT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- actuary noun
- assessor noun
- assurance noun (INSURANCE)
- assure verb (PROTECT)
- comprehensive insurance noun
- cover noun (PROTECTION)
- deductible noun
- excess noun (INSURANCE)
- green card noun (CAR)
- indemnity noun
- insurance noun
- insurer noun
- life insurance noun
- loss adjuster noun
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- non-contributory adjective
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- term insurance noun
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