subrogate meaning

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subrogate (verb): substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured.

Definition of subrogate

  1. substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured

    Type of: substitute

    Related forms: subrogation

Scrabble score: 12 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SU · words ending in TE · 9-letter words

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