The insurance company paid the contractor.

Meaning: The company that provides insurance gave money to the person or company hired to fix the harm caused.

Choice of Words: Insurance company is a company that provides insurance, paid means gave money, and contractor is a person or company hired to do a job. It means the insurance company gave money to the person or company hired to fix the damage.

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The insurance company settled up with the contractor.

Meaning: This sentence means that the insurance company gave money to the contractor because of a loss or damage that the contractor had.

Choice of Words: The insurance company is the business that provides financial protection in case of loss or damage. The contractor is the person or business that has been hired to do a job, like building or repairing something. The settled up means that the insurance company gave the contractor money that they were owed.

The insurance company reimbursed the contractor.

Meaning: This sentence means that the insurance company gave money to the contractor because of a loss or damage that the contractor had.

Choice of Words: The insurance company is the business that provides financial protection in case of loss or damage. The contractor is the person or business that has been hired to do a job, like building or repairing something. The reimbursed means that the insurance company gave the contractor money to cover expenses that the contractor had.

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