sauvegarde

Definitions of sauvegarde
  1. noun
    defense against financial failure; financial independence
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    couverture, provision
    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
    assurance
    a British term for some kinds of insurance
    assurance-automobiles
    insurance against loss due to theft or traffic accidents
    assurance contre l'incendie
    insurance against loss due to fire
    assurance maladie
    insurance against loss due to ill health
    assurance
    insurance paid to named beneficiaries when the insured person dies
    réassurance
    sharing the risk by insurance companies; part or all of the insurer's risk is assumed by other companies in return for part of the premium paid by the insured
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