Meanings
nouncoinsurance (countable and uncountable, plural coinsurances)
plural coinsurances · alternative co-insurance
- UScountableespeciallyuncountableThe joint assumption of risk between the insurer and the insured party.
- UScountableespeciallymetonymicallyuncountableThe amount paid by the insured in accordance with this risk sharing.
For Part B-covered services, you usually pay 20% of the Medicare-approved amount after you meet your deductible. This is called your coinsurance.
2021, Medicare & You 2022, Baltimore, MD: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES : Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, page 6 - countableuncountableinternationalThe joint assumption of risk between multiple insurers.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Latinco-
- Englishco-
- Englishinsurance
- Englishcoinsurance
Translations
Danish selvrisiko
- selvrisikojoint assumption of risk between insurer and insured
Dutch eigen risico
- eigen risicojoint assumption of risk between insurer and insured
French franchise
- franchisejoint assumption of risk between insurer and insured
German Mitversicherung, Selbstbeteiligung
- Mitversicherungjoint assumption of risk between multiple insurers
- Selbstbeteiligungjoint assumption of risk between insurer and insured
- Eigenanteiljoint assumption of risk between insurer and insured
Italian franchigia
- franchigiajoint assumption of risk between insurer and insured
Russian франшиза
- франшиза (franšiza)joint assumption of risk between insurer and insured
Spanish participación propia, franquicia
- participación propiajoint assumption of risk between insurer and insured
- franquiciajoint assumption of risk between insurer and insured
- coasegurojoint assumption of risk between insurer and insured
- deduciblejoint assumption of risk between insurer and insured
Swedish medförsäkring, självrisk
- medförsäkringjoint assumption of risk between multiple insurers
- självriskjoint assumption of risk between insurer and insured
Turkish koasürans
- koasüransjoint assumption of risk between insurer and insured
Cite this entry
APA
coinsurance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coinsurance
MLA
“coinsurance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coinsurance. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coinsurance,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coinsurance.
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