term insurance

term insurance

n.

Insurance providing coverage for losses to the insured during a stated period but becoming void upon its expiration.

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term insurance

n

(Insurance) life assurance, usually low in cost and offering no cash value, that provides for the payment of a specified sum of money only if the insured dies within a stipulated period of time

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term′ insur`ance

n.

an insurance policy that provides coverage for a limited period, the value payable only if a loss occurs within the term, and without value upon expiration.

[1895–1900]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

term insurance - low-cost insurance that is valid only for a stated period of time and has no cash surrender value or loan value; "term insurance is most often associated with life insurance policies" insurance - promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company

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Translations

term insurance

n → (zeitlich) befristete Versicherung

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