IPA Transcription of "self-insurance" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “self-insurance” is /ˈsɛlf ˌɪnˈʃʊɹəns/.

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selfˈsɛlf
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insurance

Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/self - -ˈʃʊə-/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈsɛlf - ɪnˈʃʊəɹəns/

Items

  • self-insurancea situation in which a person or business does not take out any third-party insurance, but instead chooses to bear the risk

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