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inure

/ɪˈnjʊə/

C2CEFR level
90/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

Law verb

To take effect or operate, typically so as to benefit someone.

The restrictive covenant was drafted to inure to the benefit of the developer's successors in title.

Similar: enure, accrue

Topic: Contracts in Legal English

Business verb

To operate to the benefit of a particular party, as when a reinsurance recovery reduces another layer's exposure.

The facultative recovery inures to the benefit of the treaty, lowering what those reinsurers ultimately pay.

Topic: Insurance & risk in Business English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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