death benefit Meaning of "death benefit"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) insurance or pension money payable to a beneficiary of a deceased

Usage(s):

  1. In the case of a lapsed policy, the death benefit is often greater than the sum of premiums remaining to be paid.
  2. After all, the company had promised her a death benefit of $598 every two weeks for the rest of her life--a commitment she had in writing, one that was a matter of law.
  3. Take, for example, the $500,000 death benefit the government pays families when a soldier is killed in Iraq or Afghanistan.
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