survivorship

C2 Topic:People & Society

US /sərˈvaɪvərˌʃɪp/ UK /səˈvaɪvəʃɪp/ See IPA manual

Freq #172766

Meanings

1

noun
law and finance: the right of a surviving joint owner or beneficiary to receive property or benefits after another person's death

The annuity gave each member a right of survivorship in the shares of members who died earlier.
2

noun
the proportion or likelihood of individuals in a population surviving to a specified age or stage

The study measured chick survivorship through the first winter.
3

noun
the condition and experience of continuing to live after a serious illness, danger, or loss

The clinic offers long-term support for cancer survivorship.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · law and finance: the right... right of survivorshipsurvivor's right

2 noun · the proportion or... survival ratesurvival probability

3 noun · the condition and... survivalpost-treatment life

Opposites

mortality

Word family

Related forms survivor survivaljoint tenancytontine

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Phrases (1)

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survivorship annuity
an annuity that pays a surviving beneficiary after another beneficiary dies

Noun + noun

Etymology

Formed from survivor + -ship. The legal sense developed for property and financial arrangements in which a survivor succeeds to another participant's interest; biological and medical uses extend the word to rates and experiences of survival.

Topics

People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# survivorship

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /sərˈvaɪvərˌʃɪp/
**IPA (UK):** /səˈvaɪvəʃɪp/
**Frequency rank:** 172766

## Meanings
1. law and finance: the right of a surviving joint owner or beneficiary to receive property or benefits after another person's death
2. the proportion or likelihood of individuals in a population surviving to a specified age or stage
3. the condition and experience of continuing to live after a serious illness, danger, or loss

## Examples
- The annuity gave each member a right of survivorship in the shares of members who died earlier.
- The study measured chick survivorship through the first winter.
- The clinic offers long-term support for cancer survivorship.

## Synonyms
- right of survivorship
- survival rate
- survival

## Antonyms
- mortality

## Related Forms
- survivor
- survival
- joint tenancy
- tontine

## Etymology
Formed from survivor + -ship. The legal sense developed for property and financial arrangements in which a survivor succeeds to another participant's interest; biological and medical uses extend the word to rates and experiences of survival.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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