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death benefit

NOUN
insurance or pension money paid out to a deceased person's beneficiary
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When he dies those will go to beneficiaries income-tax-free in the form of a death benefit.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

Unless there was an error by the insurer, a lapsed policy has no death benefit.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

You’re basically paying the cost of a typical household utility bill for a tax-free $1.5 million death benefit.

From MarketWatch Nov. 15, 2025

The combination of the wife's funeral benefit with the death benefit causes a material addition in the cost of the death benefit.

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



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