viatical
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vi·at·i·cal
(vī-ăt′ĭ-kəl)adj.
1. or vi·at·ic (vī-ăt′ĭk) Of or relating to traveling, a road, or a way.
2. Of or relating to a contractual arrangement in which a business buys life insurance policies from terminally ill patients for a percentage of the face value: a viatical settlement.
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viatical
(vaɪˈætɪkəl)adj
1. of or denoting a road or a journey
2. (Botany) botany (of a plant) growing by the side of a road
[C19: from Latin viāticus belonging to a journey + -al1]
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vi•at•i•cal
(vaɪˈæt ɪ kəl, vi-)adj.
1. of or pertaining to a viaticum.
2. of or pertaining to
a form of insurance business that pays off on the insurance policies of the terminally ill.[1845–50]
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Adj. | 1. | viatical - pertaining to the purchase of insurance policies from terminally ill policy holders; "viatical business"; "viatical companies"; "National Viatical Association" |
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