Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun self-insurance

1 sense of self-insurance

Sense 1
self-insurance -- (insuring yourself by setting aside money to cover possible losses rather than by purchasing an insurance policy)
       => insurance -- (promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company)