viatical settlement
/vaɪˈætɪkəl/noun
- an arrangement whereby a person with a terminal illness sells their life insurance policy to a third party for less than its mature value, in order to benefit from the proceeds while alive绝症患者保单贴现处理。参见DEATH FUTURES.
词源
1990s: viatical from Latin viaticus 'relating to a journey or departing' + -AL.