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death benefit

noun as in insurance or pension money paid out to a deceased person's beneficiary

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

Its total possible death benefits and its weekly maximum benefits were lower than those in all but a few states.

Kabba considered ride-share driving his full-time job, but his family wasn’t eligible for death benefits because he wasn’t completing a ride for a customer when he was fatally shot.

The city had no intention to pay death benefits, offering Robert Walker’s widow only $500 for funeral expenses, “if you need it,” as the official letter put it.

For example, a husband would get a life insurance policy that carries enough death benefit for his wife to pay off the mortgage if he passes away and keep the family house.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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