Associations to the word «Beneficiary»

Wiktionary

BENEFICIARY, noun. One who benefits or receives an advantage.
BENEFICIARY, noun. (legal) One who benefits from the distribution, especially of an estate.
BENEFICIARY, adjective. Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent and secondary possession.
BENEFICIARY, adjective. Bestowed as a gratuity.

Dictionary definition

BENEFICIARY, noun. The recipient of funds or other benefits.
BENEFICIARY, noun. The semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause.
BENEFICIARY, adjective. Having or arising from a benefice; "a beneficiary baron".

Wise words

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