'Term insurance' definitions:

Definition of 'term insurance'

(from WordNet)
noun
Low-cost insurance that is valid only for a stated period of time and has no cash surrender value or loan value; "term insurance is most often associated with life insurance policies"

Definition of 'Term insurance'

From: GCIDE
  • Term insurance \Term insurance\ Insurance for a specified term providing for no payment to the insured except upon losses during the term, and becoming void upon its expiration. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]