life insurance

noun
🔊/ˈlaɪf ɪnʃʊərəns/
🔊/ˈlaɪf ɪnʃʊrəns/
(British English also life assurance, life cover)
[uncountable]
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  1. 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
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryLife insurance is used before these nouns:
    • policy
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