- death benefit
- noun Date: 1921 money payable to the beneficiary of a deceased
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death benefit
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death benefit — ➔ benefit * * * death benefit UK US noun [C or U] ► INSURANCE money that a person s insurance or pension company pays to their family or another person when they die: »Please read these notes before completing the death benefit nomination form … Financial and business terms
Death Benefit — The amount on a life insurance policy or pension that is payable to the beneficiary when the annuitant passes away. Also known as survivor benefit . A death benefit may be a percentage of the annuitant s pension. For example, a beneficiary might… … Investment dictionary
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death benefit — death′ ben efit n. bus the amount of money payable to a beneficiary upon the death of the insured • Etymology: 1920–25 … From formal English to slang
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death benefit — the amount of money to be paid under the terms of an insurance policy to the designated beneficiary upon the death of the insured. [1920 25] * * * … Universalium
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defined benefits lump sum death benefit — Introduced by the Finance Act 2004, a registered pension scheme that is a defined benefit scheme may pay a defined benefits lump sum death benefit on a member s death. The scheme administrator must test the payment against the member s lifetime… … Law dictionary
uncrystallised funds lump sum death benefit — Introduced by the Finance Act 2004, a registered pension scheme that is a money purchase scheme may pay an uncrystallised funds lump sum death benefit on a member s death. The member must have died before reaching age 75. The uncrystallised funds … Law dictionary
