recipient

noun

Definition of recipientnext
as in beneficiary

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Recent Examples of recipient Jensen joined Caglianone as an AL Player of the Month recipient. — Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026 The Station has strong connections with the DFI as a recipient of its grants programme. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026 The feature was powered by Vildziunas’s regular partner Uljana Kim, one of Lithuania’s most esteemed producers, recipient of the prestigious Eurimages International Co-Production Award in 2023. — Annika Pham, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026 Nationwide, the average SSDI benefit is $1,600 a month, but the actual amount is based on how much the recipient has contributed to Social Security over time. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recipient
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recipient
  1. beneficiary
  2. donee
Noun
  • Valar has been both closely involved with those reforms and a beneficiary of them.
    — Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Notices informing beneficiaries that their status would be ending had already been issued and were ready to be sent to a printer.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 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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“Recipient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recipient. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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