English Explanatory Dictionary

health fund

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A not-for-profit or a public health insurance company, usually found in health care systems in Central Europe, such as Germany.

Word forms

health fund health funds

Etymology

Calque of German Krankenkasse, from kranken (“sick, unwell”) + Kasse (“fund”).

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