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life insurance

American

noun

insurance providing for payment of a sum of money to a named beneficiary upon the death of the policyholder or to the policyholder if still living after reaching a specified age.

life insurance British

noun

another name for life assurance

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of life insurance

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

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The health challenges priced him out of the life insurance he wanted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

“I am not a fan of using life insurance as a life-insurance retirement plan,” she said.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Wall Street’s biggest private asset managers have flocked to life insurance over the past decade, viewing insurers’ huge portfolios as a perfect match for their investment products.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Digital life insurance platform Ethos Technologies is down 46% from its May 7 peak, but technicals suggest a 36% gain to $24 by Q3.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

People still made their yards look like something from an ad for minivans, life insurance, or weed killer.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson

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