homesurance

homesurance
 n.— «Homesurance, a mixture of home shopping and insurance, first emerged last October and South Korea is the only country to offer it in the world.» —“Korea Coins ‘Homesurance’ Concept” by Choi Kyong-ae Korea Times (Seoul, S. Korea) Nov. 30, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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