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indemnity

[in-dem-ni-tee] / ɪnˈdɛm nɪ ti /
NOUN
reimbursement
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ANL has argued the claimants should pay back full costs incurred by the publisher and has applied for the costs to be paid on an indemnity basis - a more favourable financial payout.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Offerings known as indemnity plans might pay only a set amount toward a medical service, leaving you on the hook for the rest of the cost.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 18, 2026

The expanded plan now includes war hull risk, protection and indemnity, and cargo insurance, with Chubb as the lead underwriter.

From Barron's Apr. 3, 2026

For Medicare Advantage customers, the extra insurance needed is coverage for hospital indemnity or specific major illnesses like cancer, so people don’t face high copays if they get sick.

From MarketWatch Oct. 15, 2025

It was the first payment on a forty-thousand-dollar policy that in the event of death by accidental means, paid double indemnity.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

"Recognising that UNRWA's financial situation remains dire, the agency took a decision which at least allows them to access financial resources rapidly, including separation indemnities."

From Barron's Jan. 7, 2026

So they scope out threats to their indemnities against weather and other disasters and ensure the cost of premiums reflects the odds of risk.

From Salon Jun. 21, 2023

Independence came at a tremendous cost, however, since France forced the new republic to pay steep indemnities to compensate French citizens for their property losses for many years, impoverishing the new nation.

From Textbooks Dec. 14, 2022

Using temperature records and Department of Agriculture data on crop insurance payments, or indemnities, the researchers examined the relationship between insurance losses and temperature variations at the county level during all 26 growing seasons.

From Scientific American Aug. 6, 2021

In the matter of indemnities, they were willing, Daphne Foster said with an intimate glance for Vyrtl alone, to rely upon his generosity.

From The Envoy, Her by Horace Brown Fyfe




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