Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

single life

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.29 in modern English

Syllables: sin-gle life
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing a life insurance policy that insures a single individual's life.

noun

The life assured under a single life contract.

Example Sentences

"A single life term assurance contract."
"He's a single life, 35 years old."

Inflected Forms

single lives (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

joint life

Questions

What does single life mean?: Describing a life insurance policy that insures a single individual's life.

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