grantees

noun

plural of grantee
as in beneficiaries

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  1. beneficiaries
  2. assignees
  3. heirs
Noun
  • By the summer of 2023, Joe Shymanski had bought a million-dollar life insurance policy listing his two minor children as beneficiaries.
    — Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Mitchell Zuckerman, a cofounder of Art Market Advisors and a former Sotheby’s executive, told me that executors and beneficiaries frequently choose guarantees.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of beneficiaries
Noun
  • Agents in Jira are generally available, allowing teams to assign work items to AI agents using the same interface as for human assignees, with full audit logging designed for compliance teams.
    — Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
  • To assign a task, simply tick a box, add a description, choose assignees, and input an optional due date.
    — Robert Anderson, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of assignees
Noun
  • The good news for younger generations is that boomers are already showering some of their money on their heirs.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Estate planning attorneys typically advise heirs to have the home appraised promptly after the owner's passing.
    — Sharon Epperson,Stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of heirs
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“Grantees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grantees. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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