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whole-life — ˈwhole life adjective [only before a noun] INSURANCE whole life insurance contracts, arrangements etc are ones in which the person whose life is insured pays a fixed sum each year, and the insurance company pays out a sum when that person dies: • … Financial and business terms
Whole life insurance — Whole Life Insurance, or Whole of Life Assurance (in the Commonwealth), is a life insurance policy that remains in force for the insured s whole life and requires (in most cases) premiums to be paid every year into the policy. Contents 1 History… … Wikipedia
Whole-life cost — Whole life cost, or Life cycle cost (LCC), refers to the total cost of ownership over the life of an asset [1]. Also commonly referred to as cradle to grave or womb to tomb costs. Costs considered include the financial cost which is relatively… … Wikipedia
whole life insurance — see life insurance Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. whole life insurance … Law dictionary
whole-life insurance — ➔ insurance … Financial and business terms
whole-life insurance — noun A life insurance policy on which premiums are payable up to the death of the insured person • • • Main Entry: ↑whole … Useful english dictionary
Whole life tariff — The whole life tariff is a mechanism in British law whereby a prisoner is sentenced to remain in prison until his or her death. It came into force in 1983 when the British Home Secretary began to set minimum terms that convicted killers had to… … Wikipedia
Whole life tariff — Emprisonnement à perpétuité La prison à perpétuité ou prison à vie est une sanction pénale pour les crimes les plus graves, qui consiste théoriquement en l’incarcération d’un criminel jusqu’à sa mort. Dans la pratique, tous les pays au monde… … Wikipédia en Français
Whole-Life Cost — The total cost of owning an aset over its entire life. Whole life cast includes all costs such as design and building costs, operating costs, associated financing costs, depreciation, and disposal costs. Whole life cost also takes certain costs… … Investment dictionary
whole 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
whole-life insurance — /ˌhəυl laɪf ɪnˌʃυərəns/, whole life policy /ˌhəυl laɪf ˌpɒlɪsi/ noun an insurance policy where the insured person pays a fixed premium each year and the insurance company pays a sum when he or she dies (also called ‘whole of life assurance’) … Dictionary of banking and finance
