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beneficiary

beneficiary

130 5.8
A person or organization who receives money and help from a will, trust and insurance
  • noun
  • /ˌbɛnɪˈfɪʃiˌɛri/
translation icon : beneficiario
  • My brother is the beneficiary of our parents' life insurance policy.
  • sole beneficiary
  • primary beneficiaries
  • intended beneficiaries

So you mean the net beneficiaries of tax spending?

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Examples

  • Yes.And the beneficiary of that policy was Max Tolin, the owner of the store?

  • We have to be educated into the fact that we are the lucky beneficiaries of data.

  • So I am a beneficiary of the new World Information order.

  • But like the primary beneficiary was me.

  • For all I know, he changed the beneficiary when we broke up.

  • I was the beneficiary on one, and my mother was on the other.

  • I'm adding you as the sole beneficiary to my will.

  • Did you know that you were the sole beneficiary of your husband's will?

  • Countless women and girls have been the beneficiaries of his care.

  • You are aware, of course, that you are a key beneficiary in Linnet Doyle's will.

Synonyms

inheritor
vsbeneficiary
7 4.6

A person who is allowed by law or a will to receive someone's property after they die

is broader, covering recipients in many financial situations not only after death
grantee
vsbeneficiary
  • Specialized
4 6.2

A person or group that officially receives something such as money, rights, property

is broader, covering recipients through various financial arrangements
donee
vsbeneficiary
  • Jargon
1 8.6

A person who receives money or a gift, often from a trust

is broader, applying to recipients of insurance, trusts, wills, or other payments

Compounds

co-beneficiary
  • Specialized
7.0

A person who shares a benefit from a will, insurance policy, or trust

A legal relationship where one person must act in another person's best interest

How Official

titleholder
  • Specialized
4.1
grantee
  • Specialized
4 6.2
assignee
  • Formal
1 6.8
beneficiary
130 5.8
recipient
300 3.7

Surface Forms

beneficiary singular
beneficiaries plural

Morphology

beneficiary = benefit (transparent) = benefit + ary

The word 'beneficiary' is transparently derived from 'benefit' with the suffix '-ary' indicating someone who receives a benefit.

Etymology

Beneficiary comes from the Latin beneficium, made of bene 'well' and facere 'to do', and is related to the common word benefit. So a beneficiary is someone who receives something good or help, for example money from a will or an insurance policy.