as in compensation
payment to another for a loss or injury
the widow now lives on a pension and an indemnity from her late husband's company
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Recent Examples of indemnity
The most common form of property insurance is indemnity, which grants a payout based on the amount of damage.
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Umair Irfan, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Prize indemnity insurers thrive on making these contests exciting, but if too many winners emerge, the business would face unsustainable payouts.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
The potential issue with this is that if the indemnity clause says the processor can’t be held accountable for anything and that processor sets up the merchant’s surcharging program, the merchant could be held liable if there’s a problem.
—Robert Day, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
There was the indemnity that France demanded from Haiti to recognize its independence, one that required most of Haiti’s wealth to go toward repaying the debt for a hundred and twenty-two years.
—Roxane Gay, The New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2024
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Umair Irfan, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Prize indemnity insurers thrive on making these contests exciting, but if too many winners emerge, the business would face unsustainable payouts.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
The potential issue with this is that if the indemnity clause says the processor can’t be held accountable for anything and that processor sets up the merchant’s surcharging program, the merchant could be held liable if there’s a problem.
—Robert Day, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
There was the indemnity that France demanded from Haiti to recognize its independence, one that required most of Haiti’s wealth to go toward repaying the debt for a hundred and twenty-two years.
—Roxane Gay, The New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indemnity
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Increase flexibility Behind pay/compensation, work-life balance/flexibility and work schedules tied at 55% of survey results as two of the most important factors frontline employees consider when choosing an employer.Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The compensation is on the high end of the pay range advertised months ago for the position by Bob Murray and Associates, the Northern California firm that led the nationwide chief search.Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Opponents argue that changing the rules on prison work is a form of reparation that isn’t affordable during a time when the state faces budget deficits.Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
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Public conversations about the legacies of slavery and calls for reparations have continued to gain traction.Ana Lucia Araujo / Made by History, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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In the United States, that is typically corporate bankruptcy (where the company cannot indemnify due to insolvency) and the settlements of derivative suits where state corporate law does not permit indemnification.Priya Cherian Huskins, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Or Mellow, a contractor management solution that provides the indemnification, specializes in hard-to-reach regions, and uses a transparent 2%, pay-as-you-go model?Matthew Mottola, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Indemnity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indemnity. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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