bima

How to say it

Meaning

An arrangement in which a person or business pays money regularly to a company that will pay for loss, damage, illness or death.

Good to know

N class noun, the same in plural. Bima ya afya is health insurance, bima ya gari car insurance and kampuni ya bima an insurance company; kukata bima is to take out insurance.

Examples

• Kila gari linalotumia barabara lazima liwe na bima.Every car on the road must have insurance.
• Bima ya afya ilimlipia gharama za upasuaji.Health insurance paid the cost of his operation.
• Nimekata bima ya nyumba dhidi ya moto.I have taken out house insurance against fire.

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