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Insurance Pronunciation
Insurance is pronounced in-SHUU-ruhns, IPA /ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns/.
in-SHUU-ruhns
US /ˌɪnˈʃʊrəns/ · UK /ɪnˈʃɔːrəns/
Syllables: in · SHUU · ruhns (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: An arrangement in which you pay a company to cover a possible loss.
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Insurance in a Sentence
- Travel insurance covered the cancelled flight.
- Her insurance renews in March.
- Ask whether insurance is included in the hire price.
Common Mispronunciations of Insurance
Not IN-shuu-ruhns
A front-loaded version is heard across the American south and is a known regional habit, but the usual reading puts the force on the middle beat.
Not in-SOO-ruhns
The su block turns into sh here, as it also does in sure and insure.
Tip: British speakers round the middle vowel towards in-SHAW-ruhns, and Americans keep it closer to shuur.
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