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Meaning of surviving spouse | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A spouse that outlives the person to whom they are married, thereby obtaining legal rights with respect to the property of the deceased spouse.
  2. An unmarried taxpayer whose spouse has been deceased for less than two taxable years, and who provides a home for one or more dependents of the deceased.
    US

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Survivor survivor bias survivor guilt survivor syndrome survivoress Survivors

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