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surrender value

 
 
noun [U]

Definition

the value of an insurance policy if you end it before its original end date: If policyholders stop paying into the policy they will get a surrender value dependent on investment growth.
(Definition of surrender value noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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