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life insurance

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈlife inˌsurance noun [uncountable]  BFIa type of insurance that someone makes regular payments into so that when they die their family will receive money 人寿保险 SYN life assurance
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From Longman Business Dictionarylife insuranceˈlife inˌsurance [uncountable]INSURANCE insurance that pays out an amount when someone dies, or, with an ENDOWMENT POLICY, when someone reaches a particular age or diesSYN LIFE ASSURANCELife insurers will pay a total of $20 billion in AIDS death claims under individual life insurance policies by the end of the decade. insurance
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life insurance
ˈlife inˌsurance noun [uncountable]
a type of insurance that someone makes regular payments into so that when they die their family will receive money
   SYN  life assurance


life insuranceBrE /ˈlaɪf ɪnʃʊərəns/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlaɪf ɪnʃʊrəns/ 🔊 (BrE also ˈlife assurance) noun [uncountable] a type of insurance in which you make regular payments so that you receive a sum of money when you are a particular age, or so that your family will receive a sum of money when you die 人寿保险a life insurance policy人寿保险单