as in inheritance
something that is or may be inherited
left small bequests to all of her nieces and nephews
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Recent Examples of bequest
Episcopal nuns aren’t underwritten by the church; the community supports itself with bequests, donations, real estate deals and a retreat ministry catering to over 2,000 visitors each year, from different faiths and interest groups.
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Elisabeth Egan, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
But the bequest, which nearly doubles the resources funding the comics archive’s conservation work, also will go well beyond the ElfQuest materials.
—David Bloom, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Trump’s attempt to undermine Harvard’s independence is probably the biggest shock the university has faced since Harvard College was founded, in 1636; shortly after its establishment, the school received a transformative deathbed bequest from the Puritan John Harvard.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
This transfer tax is asserted against the estate of the individual who passed away, not against the recipient of the inheritance or bequest.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Elisabeth Egan, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
But the bequest, which nearly doubles the resources funding the comics archive’s conservation work, also will go well beyond the ElfQuest materials.
—David Bloom, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Trump’s attempt to undermine Harvard’s independence is probably the biggest shock the university has faced since Harvard College was founded, in 1636; shortly after its establishment, the school received a transformative deathbed bequest from the Puritan John Harvard.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
This transfer tax is asserted against the estate of the individual who passed away, not against the recipient of the inheritance or bequest.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bequest
inheritance
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Japan’s financial sector faces its biggest shakeup in decades thanks to an end to zero interest rates and an imminent wave of inheritances.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
4 July 2025
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Leave an inheritance Life insurance can be an effective way to pass on wealth, either to your family or community.—
Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
1 July 2025
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“Bequest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bequest. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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