surrender value
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of surrender value
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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Whole-life insurance, on the other hand, does have a cash surrender value as well as lifetime coverage; for that reason, it’s more expensive.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 9, 2025
Term life insurance is for a fixed period of time and does not have a cash surrender value.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 9, 2025
These policies usually do not have a surrender value, which means that if you want to “cash out” this policy, you may only get the value of the premiums you have paid.
From Encyclopedia.com ● Sep. 19, 2018
Cash surrender value is only offered when you enroll in a permanent life insurance policy.
From Encyclopedia.com ● Mar. 21, 2018
"What do you suppose I am applying for—a twenty-year endowment passport or one of them tontine passports with cash surrender value after three years?"
From Potash and Perlmutter Settle Things by Glass, Montague
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