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  • noun Plural form of predecease.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of predecease.

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Examples

  • If she predeceases me, is there a survivor benefit for which I would be eligible?

    Paying Taxes on IRAs Karen Damato 2011

  • If your wife predeceases you, you would indeed be eligible for a survivor benefit based on her work record.

    Paying Taxes on IRAs Karen Damato 2011

  • A contingent, or secondary, beneficiary is the person or entity you want to get the proceeds of your accounts if the primary beneficiary predeceases you.

    Beware the Beneficiary Form Carolyn T. Geer 2011

  • You're smart to also ask about the potential benefit if your ex predeceases you: That amount can be much larger.

    Paying Grandkids' Tuition Karen Damato 2011

  • Not just for 10 minutes and I wonder, among other things, how I'll fill the void of not having those talks after she dies assuming she predeceases me, a worrywart can never be too sure.

    Susan Orlins: Choosing My Parents Susan Orlins 2011

  • If one of them predeceases you, you might want that child's share to go to his or her children.

    Beware the Beneficiary Form Carolyn T. Geer 2011

  • Few can understand the hollow wrenching and enduring agony parents silently suffer when a child predeceases them.

    CNN Transcript Feb 6, 2008 2008

  • LISA BLOOM, COURT TV ANCHOR: When someone wants to leave their entire estate to one person, as Anna did to her son, Daniel, usually, there's a follow-up paragraph that says, in the event he predeceases me, then all of my assets will go to somebody else.

    CNN Transcript Feb 16, 2007 2007

  • UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: When someone wants to leave their entire state to one person, like Anna did to her son Daniel, usually there ` s a follow-up paragraph that says, In the event he predeceases me, then all of my assets will go to somebody else.

    CNN Transcript Feb 19, 2007 2007

  • LISA BLOOM, COURT TV: When someone wants to leave their entire estate to one person, as Anna did to her son, Daniel, usually there's a follow-up paragraph that says in the event he predeceases me, then all of my assets will go to somebody else.

    CNN Transcript Feb 17, 2007 2007

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