grantees

noun

plural of grantee
as in beneficiaries

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  1. beneficiaries
  2. assignees
  3. heirs
Noun
  • Under a new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services program, participating healthcare organizations can offer eligible beneficiaries certain federally legal hemp products, such as hemp seed oil, hemp protein powder and hulled hemp seeds.
    — Karon Warren, AJC.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for retirees and disabled beneficiaries is financed by payroll taxes collected from workers and their employers, up to a certain annual salary.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 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
  • According to a report from Cerulli Associates, roughly $124 trillion will be transferred to heirs and charities between 2024 and 2048.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • For example, rather than preserving a certain portion of an investment portfolio specifically for heirs, retirees may be able to rely on a life insurance death benefit to provide an inheritance.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of heirs
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“Grantees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grantees. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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