insured
要保人
In·sure v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insured p. pr. & vb. n. Insuring.] [Written also ensure.]
1. To make sure or secure; as, to insure safety to any one.
2. Specifically, to secure against a loss by a contingent event, on certain stipulated conditions, or at a given rate or premium; to give or to take an insurance on or for; as, a merchant insures his ship or its cargo, or both, against the dangers of the sea; goods and buildings are insured against fire or water; persons are insured against sickness, accident, or death; and sometimes hazardous debts are insured.
insured
adj : covered by insurance; "an insured risk"; "all members of the
film cast and crew are insured" [ant: uninsured]
n : a person whose interests are protected by an insurance
policy; a person who contracts for an insurance policy
that indemnifies him against loss of property or life or
health etc. [syn: insured person]