end of life
noun
the final stage of a person's life, when they are facing death due to old age or terminal disease.
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end-of-lifeadjectiveof, in, or relating to the final stage of a person's life, when they are facing death due to old age or terminal disease.
end of life
1 American
[end-uhv lahyf]
/ ˈɛnd əv ˈlaɪf /
noun
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the final stage of a person's life, when they are facing death due to old age or terminal disease.
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the final stage of usefulness of a thing, when it can no longer be repaired or supported and must be discarded or recycled.
end-of-life
2
American
[end-uhv lahyf]
/ ˈɛnd əv ˈlaɪf /
adjective
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of, in, or relating to the final stage of a person's life, when they are facing death due to old age or terminal disease.
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of, in, or relating to the final stage of usefulness of a thing, when it can no longer be repaired or supported and must be discarded or recycled.
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It also led to excess money at the end of life — a stated goal of only 1% of the respondents.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Moreover, results of this study may provide a viable end of life fate for plastic marine debris, leading to cleaner and healthier oceans.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 28, 2026
But the European Union unlocked one potential cheat code by promising voluntary guidelines to manage video games' "end of life".
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
He told parliament: "If the worst should ever come to her, if she was ever facing that unbearable suffering at the end of life, she would want a choice."
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
Is death the end of life for those animals?
From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson
"Find the money to fund end-of-life care," is Lord Blunkett's "plea to Burnham", according to the i Paper.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Edwards has said there is time to improve end-of-life care before any assisted dying service would come into effect under her proposed law, given a four-year implementation period had been agreed in the previous debates.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Medicare spending on hospice care is rising faster than enrollment in the end-of-life care.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
What do I need to know about military benefits and how can I get my mom to be proactive about getting his end-of-life finances in order?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Chemed, which owns Roto-Rooter and a chain of end-of-life hospices, gave its CEO $121,502 in tickets for Cincinnati Bengals games and other sports events.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
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