Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

viatical

/vˌaɪˈætɪkəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: vi-at-i-cal
IPA: /vˌaɪˈætɪkəl/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a journey; viatic.

adj

Of or pertaining to a life insurance policy held by someone who is dying, or to the sale of such a policy.

adj

Growing by the roadside.

Example Sentences

"For example, it recommended allowing a controversial viatical insurance industry in the province. Viatical insurance involves the discounted sale of […]"
"Under §101(g) (2), the payment by a viatical insurance provider in exchange for the sale or assignment of a portion of the policy's death benefit is ..."
"NASAA itself has issued model viatical guidelines to promote strong and uniform regulation of these products."

Inflected Forms

more viatical (comparative) most viatical (superlative)

Derived Forms

viatically

Phrases

viatical settlement

Rhymes With

mathematical fanatical sabbatical problematical

Questions

How do you pronounce viatical?: The recorded pronunciation is /vˌaɪˈætɪkəl/.
What does viatical mean?: Of or pertaining to a journey; viatic.

How to pronounce viatical

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