Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

surviving spouse

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables
sur-viv-ing spouse
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A spouse that outlives the person to whom they are married, thereby obtaining legal rights with respect to the property of the deceased spouse.

noun

An unmarried taxpayer whose spouse has been deceased for less than two taxable years, and who provides a home for one or more dependents of the deceased.

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

surviving spouses (plural)

Questions

What does surviving spouse mean?
A spouse that outlives the person to whom they are married, thereby obtaining legal rights with respect to the property of the deceased spouse.

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