beneficiary

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With every single pension or life insurance, the beneficiary is your spouse or your designated person.

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  1. noun One that receives a benefit: I am the beneficiary of your generosity.
  2. noun The recipient of funds, property, or other benefits, as from an insurance policy or will.
  3. noun Ecclesiastical The holder of a benefice.

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  • And thus he moved about among them, a mystery; the histories of the others, in the general outline, were well enough known, and perhaps not very uncommon; this old man's history was known to none, except, of course, to the trustees of the charity, and to the Master of the Hospital, to whom it had necessarily been revealed, before the beneficiary could be admitted as an inmate. —  Sketches and Studies
  • If you carry more coverage than is necessary for your estate and / or your family, making the Acton Institute a beneficiary is an attractive gift option. —  The Acton Institute - Acton News & Commentary
  • In the event that a beneficiary has been advised by his / her physician, that a cure for his / her illness is no longer possible, Medicare beneficiaries may discuss hospice care as an option. —  The Advertiser-Tribune
  • When the insurance carrier is notified of a change in insurance beneficiary, the lender, who is also named as beneficiary, receives a copy of the change. a. When title to property has been transferred through the land trust, the named beneficiary under the insurance policy will most likely be the trustee of the land trust. —  American Chronicle
  • In northeast Indiana's case, the immediate beneficiary will be the region's multibillion-dollar commercial defense and aerospace industry. —  WindyBits - Main
 

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  1. Medieval Latin beneficiārius, holder of a feudal benefice, from Latin, soldier granted privileges, from beneficium, benefit; see benefice.

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  1. from Latin beneficiarius, from beneficium: see benefice.
 

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/bɛnəˈfɪʃɪəri/
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