DEATH BENEFIT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Insurance or pension money payable to a beneficiary of a deceased

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("death benefit" is a kind of...):

benefit (financial assistance in time of need)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "death benefit"):

advance death benefit (a percentage of death benefits paid directly to policy holders having a short life expectancy (usually 6 months))

Credits