beneficiary

noun

Definition of beneficiarynext
as in claimant
someone who inherits something when someone dies He named his only child as the beneficiary on his life insurance policy.

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Recent Examples of beneficiary Once the estate goes through probate, debts and taxes are paid before beneficiaries receive anything. — Dan Avery, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025 Between 2,000 and 3,000 people are believed to meet the requirements to be beneficiaries, according to the non-profit organization Mujeres Libres. — Nathaly Triana, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025 The United States, for much of its history, was less an engine of scientific progress than a beneficiary of it. — Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025 The law’s effective date is retroactive to January 2024, so beneficiaries may get a one-time retroactive payment that could amount to thousands of dollars and higher monthly benefits starting this year. — Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for beneficiary
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beneficiary
  1. claimant
  2. heir
  3. assignee
  4. grantee
Noun
  • Charles Hall, an attorney who has been representing Social Security disability claimants in particular since 1979, said staffing issues at the agency have been a persistent problem for people seeking benefits.
    — Jenna McLaughlin, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Many attorneys can't afford to take these cases anymore, leaving claimants to navigate the complex system alone.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Definition of claimant
Noun
  • Following the death of Queen Elizabeth, King Charles instead made his son and heir the Colonel of the Welsh Guards, a role coinciding with William's new title as the Prince of Wales.
    — Simon Perry, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Of course, financial complications can lead to other complications — family fights, disgruntled heirs and so on.
    — Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of heir
Noun
  • After all, Qualcomm recently surpassed IBM as the number-two patent assignee in the U.S..
    — Anshel Sag, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The data looks at the assignees for both regular utility and design patents and was limited to assignees that received at least 10 patents within the year.
    — al, al, 22 June 2023
Definition of assignee
Noun
  • Georgetown Law professor David Super told Newsweek that if there was evidence of misconduct the EPA should have given Climate United and other grantees notice and an opportunity to respond.
    — Jeff Young, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The International Republican Institute and the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, aligned with their eponymous political parties, are two of NED’s biggest grantees, collectively receiving well over $70 million for it during the 2023 fiscal year.
    — Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Feb. 2025
Definition of grantee

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