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ασφάλιση
insurance (the act of insuring, or an insurance policy) /a.ˈsfa.li.si/
nounC1#4025 most common
Also: insuring, social security coverage
Example sentences
Έχω ασφάλιση αυτοκινήτου.
I have car insurance.
Η ασφάλιση είναι υποχρεωτική για όλα τα αυτοκίνητα.
Insurance is mandatory for all cars.
Πρέπει να ανανεώσω την ασφάλισή μου πριν τη λήξη της.
I need to renew my insurance before it expires.
Η εταιρεία προσφέρει ασφάλιση ζωής και υγείας στους υπαλλήλους της.
The company offers life and health insurance to its employees.
Χωρίς ασφάλιση, οι εργαζόμενοι δεν έχουν πρόσβαση σε σύνταξη.
Without insurance, workers have no access to a pension.
Η κοινωνική ασφάλιση αποτελεί βασικό πυλώνα του κράτους πρόνοιας, εξασφαλίζοντας κάλυψη σε περίπτωση ασθένειας, ανεργίας ή γήρατος.
Social insurance forms a basic pillar of the welfare state, ensuring coverage in case of illness, unemployment, or old age.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η ασφάλιση | οι ασφαλίσεις |
| Genitive | της ασφάλισης | των ασφαλίσεων |
| Accusative | την ασφάλιση | τις ασφαλίσεις |
| Vocative | ασφάλιση | ασφαλίσεις |
Word family
ασφαλίζωto insure, to secure or lockασφάλειαsafety, security, or insuranceασφαλήςsafe, secure
ασφαλιστήςinsurer, insurance agent
ασφαλιστικόςrelating to insuranceEtymology
The noun comes from the verb ασφαλίζω, which means to make safe or to insure. That verb is built on the adjective ασφαλής, safe or secure, which combines the negative prefix α- with the root of σφάλλω, to trip, fail, or make fall. So the underlying sense is not liable to fail, and ασφάλιση is the noun for the act of putting something on that safe footing.
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