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life insurance

noun

  1. insurance providing for payment of a sum of money to a named beneficiary upon the death of the policyholder or to the policyholder if still living after reaching a specified age.



life insurance

noun

  1. another name for life assurance

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of life insurance1

First recorded in 1800–10
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Example Sentences

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Lucy likens her job to being a mortician or life insurance broker.

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In November, the prince announced a new life insurance scheme to cover 10,000 rangers who safeguard Africa's wildlife.

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Veterans’ benefits are on the chopping block, with job losses at the Department of Veterans Affairs and reduced dividends from VA-managed life insurance policies.

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Her goal was to pocket $1.6 million in life insurance and avoid the complications of getting a divorce, prosecutors allege.

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Her goal, he said, was to pocket $1.6 million in life insurance and avoid the complications of getting a divorce.

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