"death futures" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-death futures.ogg
Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} death futures pl (plural only)
  1. (finance, slang) Trading life assurance policies of terminally ill people, bought by a third party as an investment. Tags: plural, plural-only, slang Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-death_futures-en-noun-KJuJTnsx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Topics: business, finance

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