life insurance
noun
Simple meaning
A form of insurance on the life of a person.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
lyfihnshuuruhnsSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈlaɪfɪnˈʃʊɹəns
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A form of insurance on the life of a person, whereby if the person dies then the insurance policy pays out a sum of money to the beneficiary (such as a person's family).
Insurance paid to named beneficiaries when the insured person dies
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A form of insurance on the life of a person, whereby if the person dies then the insurance policy pays out a sum of money to the beneficiary (such as a person's family).
Used this way, life insurance is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in government or politics and family or home contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Government/politics
- Family/home
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