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term life insurance

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noun

  1. life insurance for which premiums are paid over a limited time and that covers a specific term, the face value payable only if death occurs within that term.


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It’s more expensive than term life insurance and, in your 50s, it could cost $500 a month for one $500,000 policy, or less if you have a smaller payout.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: Understand how 20-year term life insurance works, costs and who it can help the most.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Premiums for term life insurance are generally inexpensive.

From Salon • Oct. 4, 2024

Almost 20 years ago, the 64-year-old Westfield, New Jersey, resident took out a term life insurance policy, to help cover his family in case the worst happened.

From Reuters • Jan. 31, 2023

Nor had there been any radical changes among insurance companies, insurance brokers, or the people who buy term life insurance.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

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