How do you ensure or insure?
Remember: Use insures when referring to the specific idea of protection that has a policy attached, and use ensures when referring to actions done to guarantee a specific outcome. For example: To ensure I don't have to pay additional fees, I decided to insure my trip.
Do Americans say insure instead of ensure?
However, the overall trend in American English tends to differentiate the usage of the two words, with insure exclusively meaning to take out an insurance policy and ensure having a broader meaning of guaranteeing something happens.
How do you use insure in a sentence?
This policy will insure your car against theft. She had difficulty finding a company that would insure her. They take great care to insure the safety and security of their home. We hope that careful planning will insure success.
What does it mean to ensure something?
We define ensure as to make sure, certain, or safe and one sense of insure, to make certain especially by taking necessary measures and precautions, is quite similar.