beneficiary
IPA: bɛnʌfˈɪʃiɛri
noun
- One who benefits or receives an advantage.
- (especially trust law) One who benefits from the distribution, especially out of a trust or estate.
- (insurance) One who benefits from the payout of an insurance policy.
adjective
- Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent and secondary possession.
- Bestowed as a gratuity.
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Examples of "beneficiary" in Sentences
- Castile was the main beneficiary of the war.
- It puts the stock out of reach of the beneficiary.
- He was indeed the ultimate beneficiary of the action.
- He is a trustee and not the beneficiary of the trusts.
- David Millar became the first beneficiary of the fund.
- Another may own the equitable title such as the beneficiary.
- Christianity became the greatest beneficiary of imperial largess.
- Christianity became the greatest beneficiary of imperial largesse.
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