grantees

noun

plural of grantee
as in beneficiaries

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  1. beneficiaries
  2. assignees
  3. heirs
Noun
  • Wolfe initiates DraftKings and Flutter as outperform The firm said both stocks are prediction market beneficiaries.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Your beneficiary designations on accounts with direct beneficiaries, including retirement accounts, life insurance, and transfer-on-death bank and brokerage accounts.
    — Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 30 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
  • Consider establishing a trust or LLC to hold the property for multiple heirs.
    — Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • And when wealth falls into their laps, these billionaire heirs are expected to shake things up.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of heirs
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“Grantees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grantees. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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