beneficiary
Americannoun
plural
beneficiaries-
a person or group that receives benefits, profits, or advantages.
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a person designated as the recipient of funds or other property under a will, trust, insurance policy, etc.
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Ecclesiastical. the holder of a benefice.
noun
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a person who gains or benefits in some way from something
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law a person entitled to receive funds or other property under a trust, will, or insurance policy
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the holder of an ecclesiastical or other benefice
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a person who receives government assistance
social security beneficiary
adjective
Other Word Forms
- prebeneficiary noun
Etymology
Origin of beneficiary
First recorded in 1605–15; from Latin beneficiārius, from benefici(um) benefice + -ārius -ary
Example Sentences
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U.S. assets would be the prime beneficiaries in that scenario, as well as oil-producing developed-markets like Canada and producers outside of the Middle East, such as in Latin America, he notes.
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U.S. assets would be the prime beneficiaries in that scenario, as well as oil-producing developed-markets like Canada and producers outside of the Middle East, such as in Latin America, he notes.
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U.S. assets would be the prime beneficiaries in that scenario, as well as oil-producing developed-markets like Canada and producers outside of the Middle East, such as in Latin America, he notes.
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Her half goes into an irrevocable trust to support the husband during his lifetime, and whatever is left later goes to the other named beneficiaries, such as their children.
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The glass maker has been a key beneficiary of the AI boom and the rotation into hardware stocks from software.
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