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Word: Viatical_settlement
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1990s: viatical from Latin viaticus ‘relating to a journey or departing’ + -al
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
vʌɪˈatɪk(ə)l
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an arrangement whereby a person with a terminal illness sells their life insurance policy to a third party for less than its mature value, in order to benefit from the proceeds while alive.
Short Definition:arrangement whereby person with terminal illness sells their life insurance policy
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