lump sum
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The terms could allow limited access before 25 for things like education, emergencies or housing, and could also provide for gradual distributions rather than a lump sum.
From MarketWatch
As for the payouts themselves, in the case of a traditional life insurance policy, you will usually receive your payment in one lump sum.
From Salon
This might be a program where a renter stays for an agreed number of years in return for a lump sum at the end of the tenancy that can be put toward a down payment.
Kalshi says that even if anyone wins, “in its sole and absolute discretion” it may choose to pay out not a lump sum of $1 billion but $100 million a year for 10 years.
From MarketWatch
He claimed Unite were being unreasonable in demanding "significant lump sums" which were "unjustifiable".
From BBC
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