endowment insurance

endowment insurance
noun
life insurance for a specified amount which is payable to the insured person at the expiration of a certain period of time or to a designated beneficiary immediately upon the death of the insured
Hypernyms: ↑life insurance, ↑life assurance

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noun
: life insurance that promises to pay a stated amount to a designated beneficiary if the insured dies within a stipulated time or to the insured himself if he survives

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life insurance providing for the payment of a stated sum to the insured if he or she lives beyond the maturity date of the policy, or to a beneficiary if the insured dies before that date.
[1860-65, Amer.]

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endowment assurance or endowment insurance noun
A form of insurance providing for the payment of a certain sum at a certain date or at death if earlier
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Main Entry:endow

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endowment insurance,
a form of life insurance providing for the payment of a fixed sum to the insured person at a specified time, or to his designated beneficiaries should he die before the time named.

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