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noun
An insurance policy that pays out on death (or on certain other conditions).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
insurance paid to named beneficiaries when the insured person dies
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: life insurance
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: insurance
Narrower terms: endowment insurance, tontine, tontine insurance, whole life insurance, ordinary life insurance, straight life insurance
History
From life + assurance.
