- life insurance
- noun Date: 1809 insurance providing for payment of a stipulated sum to a designated beneficiary upon death of the insured
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life insurance — n: insurance providing for the payment of money to a designated beneficiary upon the death of the insured see also endowment insurance ordinary life insurance: whole life insurance in this entry straight life insurance … Law dictionary
life insurance — 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. [1800 10] * * * Method by which large groups of individuals… … Universalium
Life insurance — Insurance In*sur ance, n. [From {Insure}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of insuring, or assuring, against loss or damage by a contingent event; a contract whereby, for a stipulated consideration, called premium, one party undertakes to indemnify or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Life insurance — Life Life (l[imac]f), n.; pl. {Lives} (l[imac]vz). [AS. l[imac]f; akin to D. lijf body, G. leib body, MHG. l[imac]p life, body, OHG. l[imac]b life, Icel. l[imac]f, life, body, Sw. lif, Dan. liv, and E. live, v. [root]119. See {Live}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
life insurance — ► NOUN ▪ insurance that pays out a sum of money either on the death of the insured person or after a set period … English terms dictionary
life insurance — n. insurance in which a stipulated sum is paid to the beneficiary or beneficiaries at the death of the insured, or, if specified, to the insured at a certain age … English World dictionary
life insurance — see assure, assurance … Modern English usage
Life insurance — The foundation of life insurance is the recognition of the value of a human life and the possibility of indemnification for the loss of that value. F. C. Oviatt, Economic place of insurance and its relation to society[1] Life insurance is a… … Wikipedia
life insurance — noun insurance paid to named beneficiaries when the insured person dies in England they call life insurance life assurance • Syn: ↑life assurance • Hypernyms: ↑insurance • Hyponyms: ↑endowment insurance, ↑tontine, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
life insurance — An insurance policy that pays a monetary benefit to the insured person s survivors after death. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary Insurance policy valid for a limited period (term life) or throughout the insured s life (whole life) whereby an… … Financial and business terms
life insurance — N UNCOUNT Life insurance is a form of insurance in which a person makes regular payments to an insurance company, in return for a sum of money to be paid to them after a period of time, or to their family if they die. I have also taken out a life … English dictionary
