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  • 131insurance — A contract whereby, for a stipulated consideration, one party undertakes to compensate the other for loss on a specified subject by specified perils. The party agreeing to make the compensation is usually called the insurer or underwriter; the… …

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  • 132Br — abbr. British Rail. * * * noun a nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water • Syn: ↑bromine, ↑atomic number 35 • Derivationally related forms: ↑bromic (for: ↑bromine), ↑bromi …

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