viaticals

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Life insurance policies which are sold at a discount to the face amount, or death benefit, of people who have been medically determined to have life expectancies of less than two years.

Word forms

viaticals

Etymology

From Latin viaticum (“provisions for a long journey”).

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