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life insurance

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.

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Origin of life insurance

First recorded in 1800–10

Words nearby life insurance

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British Dictionary definitions for life insurance

life insurance

noun

another name for life assurance
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