HyperDic: death_benefit

English > 1 sense of the expression *death benefit*:
NOUN	possession	death benefit	insurance or pension money payable to a beneficiary of a deceased

English > *death benefit*: 1 sense > noun 1, possession
Meaning	insurance or pension money payable to a beneficiary of a deceased.
Narrower	advance death benefit	A percentage of death benefits paid directly to policy holders having a short life expectancy (usually 6 months)
Broader	benefit	financial assistance in time of need