death benefit
death benefit — 片語
1. a payment that goes to the person chosen to receive it when someone dies, usuall
死亡給付
身故後支付給指定人的款項
a payment that goes to the person chosen to receive it when someone dies, usually under life cover or a retirement plan
After Mei's father died, the death benefit covered the funeral bills.
Mei 的父親過世後，死亡給付支付了喪葬費。
death benefit covered funeral bills
The union's pension includes a death benefit for a worker's spouse.
這份工會退休金包含給配偶的死亡給付。
include a death benefit in a pension plan
Omar asked when the death benefit would reach his children.
Omar 詢問死亡給付何時會發到孩子手上。
Hana could not pay the mortgage without the death benefit.
Hana 如果沒有死亡給付，就付不出房貸。
The company offers a small death benefit to every full-time employee.
這家公司為每位全職員工提供一筆小額死亡給付。
- survivor benefit
often refers to support a spouse or child keeps receiving, not just one payment at death
- insurance payout
is broader and can mean any money paid on a claim, not only after a death
- lump-sum payment
describes one single payment, but not the reason for it
文法句型
pay a death benefit
receive a death benefit
claim a death benefit
death benefit under + plan/policy
用法筆記
Usually appears in insurance, pension, and workplace-benefit documents. Common verbs are pay, receive, claim, and include, and the money often goes to a spouse, child, or other named beneficiary.