death benefit

noun

: money payable to the beneficiary of a deceased

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The death benefit starts at $100,000, although the upper limit isn’t disclosed. Liz Knueven, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025 When Pérez’s partner sought death benefits from G-4 Services, the local staffing contractor that had hired him to work for Thoma-Sea, G-4 rebuffed her. Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2024 Like the hybrid policy, as long as premiums are paid, the death benefit is protected, providing another option for covering potential care costs. Patti Brennan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 Adults 18 to 75 can get Amica term life for 10, 15, 20, 25 or 30 years, with a death benefit that can range from $100,000 to over $1 million. Liz Knueven, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for death benefit

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of death benefit was in 1867

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“Death benefit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20benefit. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

Legal Definition

death benefit

noun
: money payable to the beneficiary of a deceased as a benefit (as under a policy of life or accident insurance or a pension plan)

Note: The right to death benefits is generally terminated in cases of fraud, as when an insured commits suicide after purchasing a policy or when the beneficiary murders the insured.

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