recipient

noun

Definition of recipientnext
as in beneficiary

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Recent Examples of recipient In each of the last four editions, at least one recipient has landed a major nomination, and several have won outright. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026 Tehran has about 20 million barrels of crude oil on tankers in Asia waiting to discharge to China, the main recipient of Iranian oil, that is a source of revenue, Smith said. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 Specifically, offline payments would reportedly be visible only to the payer and recipient. — Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Fosse, a Norwegian writer and the recipient of the 2023 Nobel Prize in literature, writes with sensitivity for both the physical and the spiritual worlds. — Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for recipient
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recipient
  1. beneficiary
  2. donee
Noun
  • Nonprofits need to remain willing to explain themselves to donors, beneficiaries, taxpayers, volunteers, communities and, yes, critics.
    — Brian Peckrill, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Bijan Robinson, Jahmyr Gibbs and Jonathan Taylor were beneficiaries of that this season.
    — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 9 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 15 Sep. 2026.

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