life insurance
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of life insurance
First recorded in 1800–10
Example Sentences
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That provides a dependable pool of money that can be locked up in speculative investments for a longer period, compared with life insurance, where payouts can be less predictable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
He claimed that these included S$206,000 in credit card charges, S$129,000 for overseas trips, S$17,000 to engage a fengshui master for her apartment, and S$20,000 to pay for her life insurance premiums.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
I was selling life insurance and annuities in New York, and I was writing funny emails to friends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Income annuities, by contrast, are relatively straightforward: They act as a kind of life insurance in reverse.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
In the spring of 1996, Quotesmith.com became the first of several websites that enabled a customer to compare, within seconds, the price of term life insurance sold by dozens of different companies.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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