to surrender

Definition of to surrender in English English dictionary: concede; cave; (intransitive or reflexive) To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in to; The yielding of the leasehold estate by the lessee to the landlord, so that the tenancy for years merges in the reversion and no longer exists; An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation; The yielding or delivery of a possession in response to a demand; give up
His friends gave him up to the police.; {n} the act of surrendering; {v} to yield or deliver up, to resign; surrendry; Occurs when a policy owner requests termination of his/her policy with cash value The insurer pays the policy owner any cash value that the policy has built up; The delivery up of fugitives from justice by one government to another, as by a foreign state; The giving up of a principal into lawful custody by his bail; To yield to any influence, emotion, passion, or power; used reflexively; as, to surrender one's self to grief, to despair, to indolence, or to sleep; To cancel an insurance policy before its maturity date; To terminate or cancel a life insurance policy before the maturity date In the case of a cash value policy, the policyholder may exercise one of the nonforfeiture options at the time of surrender; If you surrender something you would rather keep, you give it up or let someone else have it, for example after a struggle. Nadja had to fill out forms surrendering all rights to her property Surrender is also a noun. the sixteen-day deadline for the surrender of weapons and ammunition; The voluntary cancellation of the legal liability of the company by the insured and beneficiary for a consideration (called the surrender value); relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in; To yield; to render or deliver up; to give up; as, a principal surrendered by his bail, a fugitive from justice by a foreign state, or a particular estate by the tenant thereof to him in remainder or reversion; To give up, to turn over something to a person claiming interest in it; Right of the entitled person to demand that the insurer buy back, in whole or in part, an insurance policy in which the insured event will materialise with certainty, provided that premiums have been paid for at least 3 years or, in the case of a term shorter than 30 years, for at least 1/10th of the term specified in the contract; give up or agree to forego to the power or possession of another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"; [Health, Life, Pension] termination of an insurance policy that has NONFORFEITURE VALUE; distinguished from LAPSE; To give up a Whole Life policy The insurer pays the insured the cash value which the policy has built up if it is surrendered; The act of surrendering; the act of yielding, or resigning one's person, or the possession of something, into the power of another; as, the surrender of a castle to an enemy; the surrender of a right; Where you cancel an investment or policy and usually receive a reduced payout, due to the impact of charges; relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another; To give up possession of; to yield; to resign; as, to surrender a right, privilege, or advantage; Giving up leasehold rights by a tenant in exchange for a release from future obligations under a lease; relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"; the delivery of a principal into lawful custody give up or agree to forego to the power or possession of another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"; The policy owner decides to terminate his or her policy in exchange for the cash value of the policy By surrendering the policy, the insured(s) are no longer covered under the policy and there is no further obligation on the part of the insurance company to pay a death benefit In addition, there may be surrender charges in accordance with the terms of the contract Partial surrenders may also be allowed; this would reduce the cash value of death benefit due; (Also known as relinquishment) The voluntary termination of parental rights by a birthparent; cancelling or giving up a policy to the insurance company in return for the cash surrender value or other nonforfeiture values; {f} submit, yield, capitulate; relinquish, give up, abandon; To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in to; {i} capitulation, submission, yielding, relinquishing; (Rachat) Cancellation of a policy (before normal expiration) by mutual consent between the insured and insurance company; If you surrender something such as a ticket or your passport, you give it to someone in authority when they ask you to. They have been ordered to surrender their passports; To give up into the power, control, or possession of another; specifically (Military) to yield (land, a town, etc.) to an enemy; Cancellation of a policy before its normal expiry by mutual consent of insured and insurer; To give up a Whole Life policy The insurer pays the insured the cash value which the policy has built up if it is surrendered (LI); The cancellation of a lease by mutual consent of lessor and lessee; To yield to the power of another; to give or deliver up possession of (anything) upon compulsion or demand; as, to surrender one's person to an enemy or to an officer; to surrender a fort or a ship; That which has rythm, provides music and is inseparable from insight and comfort; artistic behavior marked by reclusion Surrender is the antonym of Hubris Compare Good; The yielding of a particular estate to him who has an immediate estate in remainder or reversion; the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"; Not holding on to beliefs, concepts, systems, structures, wants, or expectations Back to Top; To terminate or cancel a life insurance policy before the maturity date; A premature conveyance of a possessory estate to a person having a future interest, as when a lessee surrenders the leasehold interest to the owner of the reversion interest, the lessor, before the normal expiration of the lease; the delivery of a principal into lawful custody; acceptance of despair; If you surrender, you stop fighting or resisting someone and agree that you have been beaten. General Martin Bonnet called on the rebels to surrender She surrendered to the police in London last December. Surrender is also a noun. the government's apparent surrender to demands made by the religious militants; When the certificate holder decides to terminate his or her certificate in exchange for its cash value; a verbal act of admitting defeat; To give up one's self into the power of another; to yield; as, the enemy, seeing no way of escape, surrendered at the first summons; A voluntary termination of a policy where the cash surrender value is paid to the policy owner, and the insurer is no longer obligated to pay a death benefit; The process of cashing in an unwanted endowment policy with the insurer who sold it to you Doing this often produces a poor return for the money invested to date in the policy's early years; Canceling the policy before the death of the insured person; bend the neck

to surrender

Hyphenation

to sur·ren·der

Turkish pronunciation

tı sırendır

Pronunciation

/tə sərˈendər/ /tə sɜrˈɛndɜr/

Etymology

[ t&, tu, 'tü ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English tO; akin to Old High German zuo to, Latin donec as long as, until.