death benefit
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- noun
- /dɛθ ˈbɛnɪfɪt/
- Specialized
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prestación por fallecimiento
- The county refused to give death benefits to my partner.
So what would the death benefit end up being really high?
- So what would the death benefit end up being really high?
Examples
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The Grand and United Order of Odd Fellows was the most important of several fraternal organizations, such as the Masons, founded to provide modest sick and death benefits, as well as social activities, for initiates all over the country.
Academic text (1992) -
Some survivors are also eligible for a death benefit—currently $255.
Academic text (2007) -
The death benefit's worth a million dollars.
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Considering the circumstances, I think the death benefit is more than generous.
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I'm investigating the death benefit claim for your late wife.
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Y'know, she has a substantial death benefit coming to her...
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All right, then, you're here to collect the death benefit.
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FYI: Ryan paid for his college education with social security death benefits from his father.
Blog text (2) -
If the insured dies during the term, the death benefit will be paid to the beneficiary.
Blog text (18) -
The late New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg's widow will receive a death benefit equal to one year's salary.
How Much
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an amount of money paid to the beneficiary of a deceased person' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'death' (the end of life) with 'benefit' (a payment or financial aid). This noun-noun composition (event + payment) is a common and compositional pattern in English and many other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Death benefit comes from old funeral funds where people paid in so their family would get money when death came. The word benefit means a 'payment' to help, so death benefit is the money paid to a family member or the person chosen to get it after someone's death.