recipient

noun

Definition of recipientnext
as in beneficiary

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Recent Examples of recipient Lachter is the recipient of the 2022 Peres Center for Peace Award and was a 2023–2024 Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellow at the University of Michigan. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026 The Foundation for Contemporary Arts, a nonprofit organization founded in 1963 by John Cage and Jasper Johns, has announced the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago as the 2026 recipient of the Ellsworth Kelly Award. — News Desk, Artforum, 31 July 2026 These individual payments vary year to year, peaking at more than $3,200 per recipient in 2022. — Patrick J. Schena, The Conversation, 30 July 2026 Steffen himself has been the recipient of public controversy. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for recipient
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recipient
  1. beneficiary
  2. donee
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  • Chip stocks have been one of the largest beneficiaries of the AI boom as companies invest in memory and central processing units to fuel the infrastructure buildout.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 30 July 2026
  • Streaming services are predicted to be one of the biggest beneficiaries, as businesses seek to redistribute their advertising budgets.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 30 July 2026
Definition of beneficiary
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  • Future-interest gifts do not qualify for the annual gift tax exclusion (currently $19,000 per donee in 2026).
    — Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • That means if the donee sells the assets, gain and income tax will be triggered.
    — Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Definition of donee

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