Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
self-insurance is a noun meaning "insuring yourself by setting aside money to cover possible losses rather than by purchasing an insurance policy". It carries one recorded sense.
insuring yourself by setting aside money to cover possible losses rather than by purchasing an insurance policy
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for self-insurance come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.
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