death benefit

noun

: money payable to the beneficiary of a deceased

Examples of death benefit in a Sentence

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Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

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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 28 Mar. 2024.

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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