death grant
noun[C]
ukusHR
moneythat a person'scompany, orpensioncompany,paystotheirfamilyor anotherpersonwhen theydie:
It is veryimportanttonominateabeneficiarytoreceivethedeathgrant.
in the past, anamountofmoneythat was given by the UKgovernmentto thefamilyof someone who haddiedtohelppayfortheirfuneral