Can “no-fault” be used as a noun?
All outputs from Cambridge Dictionary, Merriem Webster Dictionary and others like oxforddictionaries state it as an adjective. My question is can it be used as a noun? If yes, could you provide examples?
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All outputs from Cambridge Dictionary, Merriem Webster Dictionary and others like oxforddictionaries state it as an adjective. My question is can it be used as a noun? If yes, could you provide examples?
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A motor vehicle insurance company, who attribute faults all day, perhaps shorten "it is a no-fault insurance claim" to "it's a no-fault".
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All outputs from Cambridge Dictionary, Merriem Webster Dictionary and others like oxforddictionaries state it as an adjective. My question is can it be used as a noun? If yes, could you provide examples?
meaning word-usage nouns adjectives
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All outputs from Cambridge Dictionary, Merriem Webster Dictionary and others like oxforddictionaries state it as an adjective. My question is can it be used as a noun? If yes, could you provide examples?
meaning word-usage nouns adjectives
meaning word-usage nouns adjectives
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A motor vehicle insurance company, who attribute faults all day, perhaps shorten "it is a no-fault insurance claim" to "it's a no-fault".
– Weather Vane
10 hours ago
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A motor vehicle insurance company, who attribute faults all day, perhaps shorten "it is a no-fault insurance claim" to "it's a no-fault".
– Weather Vane
10 hours ago
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A motor vehicle insurance company, who attribute faults all day, perhaps shorten "it is a no-fault insurance claim" to "it's a no-fault".
– Weather Vane
10 hours ago
A motor vehicle insurance company, who attribute faults all day, perhaps shorten "it is a no-fault insurance claim" to "it's a no-fault".
– Weather Vane
10 hours ago
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no-fault as a noun: OED
Insurance. No-fault insurance.
As in:
1994 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) 24 Apr. Rising rates was only
one of the horrors faced by motorists before no-fault.
and
1984 Best's Rev. (Property–Casualty Insurance ed.) (Nexis) Dec. 22
Prior to no-fault, every motorist was required to carry $20,000 of
tort liability insurance.
Vocabulary.com has the following as a noun:
no fault insurance
n a system of automobile insurance where a party who is injured in an
automobile accident recovers damages up to a specific amount against
his own insurance company regardless of who was responsible for the
accident
The Free Dictionary also has the noun.
answered 10 hours ago
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Great! can you provide more examples please? I'm unable to access the OED and I need to comprehend its use as a noun further. Does it only mean "insurance"?
– Enthusiastor
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no-fault as a noun: OED
Insurance. No-fault insurance.
As in:
1994 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) 24 Apr. Rising rates was only
one of the horrors faced by motorists before no-fault.
and
1984 Best's Rev. (Property–Casualty Insurance ed.) (Nexis) Dec. 22
Prior to no-fault, every motorist was required to carry $20,000 of
tort liability insurance.
Vocabulary.com has the following as a noun:
no fault insurance
n a system of automobile insurance where a party who is injured in an
automobile accident recovers damages up to a specific amount against
his own insurance company regardless of who was responsible for the
accident
The Free Dictionary also has the noun.
answered 10 hours ago
lbflbf
21k22574
Great! can you provide more examples please? I'm unable to access the OED and I need to comprehend its use as a noun further. Does it only mean "insurance"?
– Enthusiastor
10 hours ago
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no-fault as a noun: OED
Insurance. No-fault insurance.
As in:
1994 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) 24 Apr. Rising rates was only
one of the horrors faced by motorists before no-fault.
and
1984 Best's Rev. (Property–Casualty Insurance ed.) (Nexis) Dec. 22
Prior to no-fault, every motorist was required to carry $20,000 of
tort liability insurance.
Vocabulary.com has the following as a noun:
no fault insurance
n a system of automobile insurance where a party who is injured in an
automobile accident recovers damages up to a specific amount against
his own insurance company regardless of who was responsible for the
accident
The Free Dictionary also has the noun.
answered 10 hours ago
lbflbf
21k22574
Great! can you provide more examples please? I'm unable to access the OED and I need to comprehend its use as a noun further. Does it only mean "insurance"?
– Enthusiastor
10 hours ago
add a comment |
no-fault as a noun: OED
Insurance. No-fault insurance.
As in:
1994 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) 24 Apr. Rising rates was only
one of the horrors faced by motorists before no-fault.
and
1984 Best's Rev. (Property–Casualty Insurance ed.) (Nexis) Dec. 22
Prior to no-fault, every motorist was required to carry $20,000 of
tort liability insurance.
Vocabulary.com has the following as a noun:
no fault insurance
n a system of automobile insurance where a party who is injured in an
automobile accident recovers damages up to a specific amount against
his own insurance company regardless of who was responsible for the
accident
The Free Dictionary also has the noun.
answered 10 hours ago
lbflbf
21k22574
no-fault as a noun: OED
Insurance. No-fault insurance.
As in:
1994 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) 24 Apr. Rising rates was only
one of the horrors faced by motorists before no-fault.
and
1984 Best's Rev. (Property–Casualty Insurance ed.) (Nexis) Dec. 22
Prior to no-fault, every motorist was required to carry $20,000 of
tort liability insurance.
Vocabulary.com has the following as a noun:
no fault insurance
n a system of automobile insurance where a party who is injured in an
automobile accident recovers damages up to a specific amount against
his own insurance company regardless of who was responsible for the
accident
The Free Dictionary also has the noun.
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Great! can you provide more examples please? I'm unable to access the OED and I need to comprehend its use as a noun further. Does it only mean "insurance"?
– Enthusiastor
10 hours ago
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Great! can you provide more examples please? I'm unable to access the OED and I need to comprehend its use as a noun further. Does it only mean "insurance"?
– Enthusiastor
10 hours ago
Great! can you provide more examples please? I'm unable to access the OED and I need to comprehend its use as a noun further. Does it only mean "insurance"?
– Enthusiastor
10 hours ago
Great! can you provide more examples please? I'm unable to access the OED and I need to comprehend its use as a noun further. Does it only mean "insurance"?
– Enthusiastor
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A motor vehicle insurance company, who attribute faults all day, perhaps shorten "it is a no-fault insurance claim" to "it's a no-fault".
– Weather Vane
10 hours ago