death benefit

noun

: money payable to the beneficiary of a deceased

Examples of death benefit in a Sentence

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Department of Justice Erin Smith became a public advocate for line-of-duty death benefits for law enforcement officers who died by suicide after the January 6 attack. Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 17 Oct. 2024 The client then used the DST proceeds to fund a life insurance policy, ensuring that any deferred taxes would be covered by the policy’s tax-free death benefit for their heirs. Andre Pennington, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 Both term and whole life insurance policies include a terminal illness rider for free, allowing for an advanced death benefit if the insured is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Liz Knueven, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024 This allows people to tap into their death benefit while still alive to pay for long-term care. Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for death benefit 

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of death benefit was in 1867

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“Death benefit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20benefit. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

Legal Definition

death benefit

noun
: money payable to the beneficiary of a deceased as a benefit (as under a policy of life or accident insurance or a pension plan)

Note: The right to death benefits is generally terminated in cases of fraud, as when an insured commits suicide after purchasing a policy or when the beneficiary murders the insured.

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