Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

second death

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.20 in modern English

Syllables: sec-ond death
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing a joint life insurance policy that pays out in the event that both of the lives assured have died (not necessarily at the same time).

Example Sentences

"A joint life second death term assurance contract."

Frequently Paired Words

first death

Synonyms

last survivor

Questions

What does second death mean?: Describing a joint life insurance policy that pays out in the event that both of the lives assured have died (not necessarily at the same time).

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