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death benefit

NOUN
insurance or pension money paid out to a deceased person's beneficiary
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The death benefit for beneficiaries helps offset that “lose it” risk.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

They can elect to continue the income over a spouse’s lifetime and add a death benefit for other heirs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

That is less than half the $800,000 cash-in value of Montana’s policy and a fraction of the death benefit, according to a court challenge she made this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

The railroad company he worked for gave Gianetsas, who could barely speak English at the time, a death benefit worth $1,500.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2024

The mutual insurance association instituted by the first convention paid a disability benefit equal to the death benefit.

From Beneficiary Features of American Trade Unions by Kennedy, James B.



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