beneficiary

Definition of Beneficiary in English :

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Noun

1. beneficiary, donee

the recipient of funds or other benefits

donee

2. benefactive role, beneficiary

the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

benefactive role

Adjective

3. beneficiary

having or arising from a benefice

Example Sentences:
'a beneficiary baron'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Beneficiary

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noun plural -ciaries

1.

a person who gains or benefits in some way from something

2. law

a person entitled to receive funds or other property under a trust, will, or insurance policy

3.

the holder of an ecclesiastical or other benefice

4. New Zealand

a person who receives government assistance

social security beneficiary

adjective

5.

of or relating to a benefice or the holder of a benefice

Beneficiary

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adjective

1.

of or holding a benefice

nounWord forms: plural ˌbeneˈficiˌaries

2.

a holder of a benefice

3.

anyone receiving benefit

4.

a person named to receive the income or inheritance from a will, insurance policy, trust, etc.

5. Law

a person for whose benefit a trust has been created

Beneficiary

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n. pl. ben·e·fi·ci·ar·ies

1. One that receives a benefit: I am the beneficiary of your generosity.

2. The recipient of funds, property, or other benefits, as from an insurance policy or trust.

3. Ecclesiastical The holder of a benefice.

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