But the main reason, as you might expect, is cost. Cremation is cheaper than burial. The average cost of a funeral today is about $6,500, including the typical $2,000-or-more cost of a casket. Add a burial vault, and the average jumps to around $7,700. A cremation, by contrast, typically costs a third of those amounts, or less. In a tough economy like the current one, cost counts â a lot.
LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. noun. The definition of a proclamation is an announcement, or something being officially announced. An example of a proclamation is a broadcasting of the announcement of a baby born to a member of the British royal family.
assertion definition: The definition of an assertion is an allegation or proclamation of something, often as the result of opinion as opposed to fact. (noun) An example of someone making an assertion is a person who stands up boldly in a meeting with a...