The business of providing insurance.
A means of indemnity against a future occurrence of an uncertain event.
The car was totalled, but fortunately I had insurance.
Any attempt to forestall an unfavorable event.
A bet made after the deal, which pays off if the dealer has blackjack.
An insurance policy
A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blanks.
Something decided by chance.