joint life

English

Adjective

joint life (not comparable)

1. (insurance) Describing a life insurance policy that insures two individuals' lives, payable either on a first death or last survivor basis.

   A joint life endowment assurance contract.

Coordinate terms

• single life

Noun

joint life (plural joint lives)

1. (insurance) A life assured under a joint life contract.

   There are joint lives, male and female.

Coordinate terms

• single life