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death benefit

NOUN
insurance or pension money paid out to a deceased person's beneficiary
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Sir Geoffrey said "the chaos currently engulfing the Civil Service Pension Scheme means that the likelihood of death benefit payments being made within two years is slim".

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

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

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

Indexed universal life, on the other hand, typically has the buyer pay in a lump sum to start for a death benefit that can fluctuate.

From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026

That in no possible way could Mrs. Inglethorp's death benefit Miss Howard.

From The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie


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