critical illness
Insurance that pays out a lump sum benefit on the diagnosis of a serious illness in…Insurance that pays out a lump sum benefit on the diagnosis of a serious (life-threatening) illness in the life assured within the term of the policy, and nothing on death or healthy survival to the end of the term.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Insurance that pays out a lump sum benefit on the diagnosis of a serious (life-threatening) illness in the life assured within the term of the policy, and nothing on death or healthy survival to the end of the term.
Synonyms
4 synonymsdread diseaseliving assurancetrauma insuranceserious illness insurance
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable