VIATICUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Purchasing insurance policies for cash from terminally ill policy holders

Synonyms:

viatication; viaticus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("viaticus" is a kind of...):

buying; purchasing (the act of buying)

Derivation:

viatical (pertaining to the purchase of insurance policies from terminally ill policy holders)

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