spouse

Example Sentences

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For some beneficiaries, including surviving spouses, delayed refunds can cause financial hardship and compound the anguish of losing a loved one.

From The Wall Street Journal

For the spouse handling the finances, it might sound like a big chore, but it can actually be a way to put down the mental load.

From MarketWatch

If this is the only property you both own, it seems unnecessarily punitive to force a sale upon the death of one spouse.

From MarketWatch

You start planning the rest of your life: telling your spouse you may eventually become incapacitated; looking into long-term memory care; checking off as many bucket list items as you can.

From The Wall Street Journal

A joint-and-survivor annuity helps protect against this by providing a steady income for as long as either spouse is alive, so the surviving spouse won’t be left without income if the other one dies.

From MarketWatch