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retrocession.

The transfer of risk from one reinsurer to another.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The transfer of risk from one reinsurer to another.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The return of land, rights, etc. previously ceded.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Metastasis of an eruption or tumour from the surface to the interior of the body.

    countable · uncountable
  4. The act of retroceding; a going back.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Compare French rétrocession. See retrocede.

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