twisting

noun

twist·​ing ˈtwi-stiŋ How to pronounce twisting (audio)
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: the use of misrepresentation or trickery to get someone to lapse a life insurance policy and buy another usually in another company

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Examples of twisting in a Sentence

it took some twisting, but I finally got the top off the jar

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1905, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of twisting was circa 1905

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twistiness

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twisting

noun
twist·​ing
: the making of a misrepresentation by an insurance agent to cause a policyholder to surrender or lapse an insurance policy especially for the purpose of replacing it with another policy

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