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death benefit

NOUN
insurance or pension money paid out to a deceased person's beneficiary
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Meanwhile, money to impoverished regions in the form of military sign-up bonuses and death benefits would dry up.

From The Wall Street Journal

Even after the death of the policyholder, the carrier may have to pay the death benefits, if it has not honored its obligations.

From MarketWatch

I would let the death benefits go if his Social Security was more generous.

From MarketWatch

“When a firefighter dies from occupational cancer, we owe it to them to ensure their families get the line-of-duty death benefits they are owed.”

From Los Angeles Times

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