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Please help ... What is meant by 'contract' here in this context?

Context:

Would you like to contract an insurance for your travel?

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  • 1 month ago
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    It's a fancy word for "buy". 

  • Anonymous
    1 month ago

    No native English-speaker would say that.  You don't "contract" an insurance.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 month ago

    It means to purchase or arrange. It should be "contract insurance." There is no need for "an,' but if "policy" were added after insurance, it would be correct.

  • 1 month ago

    Contract, is a legal term for making an agreement. A legal contract is enforceable in court. It should read:

         "Would you like to make a travel insurance contract"? If you want to use the word contract.

    Source(s): Native American English speaker, for 68 years
  • 1 month ago

    "Insurance" is an uncountable noun so you never say "an insurance." "Contract" is incorrect. It is not a synonym for "purchase." Would you say "I contracted a house" or "I contracted a loaf of bread"?

    There is a name for "insurance for travel." It is "travel insurance." The sentence should be "Would you like to purchase travel insurance?"

  • 1 month ago

    just if you want to contact them

  • 1 month ago

    It means buy.  "Would you like to buy some insurance for your travel?".

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