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bequest::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | legacy |
| Type of | gift, heritage, inheritance |
Examples of bequest
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Friends of the Uffizi was established with a 2006 bequest to the Uffizi Gallery.
From the bloomberg.com
Collage has begun to look like 20th century artists'decisive bequest to the 21st.
From the sfgate.com
The prize is not a part of Nobel's bequest and that qualifier should not be lost.
From the en.wikipedia.org
After the tycoon's death, his family was incredulous about the Panama bequest.
From the abcnews.go.com
Ray Turner is the first family member to have threatened his own possible bequest.
From the guardian.co.uk
Regardless of the size of a bequest, the choice to give requires time and thought.
From the omaha.com
By the expansion's completion, USC did not pay a dime of taxes on the bequest.
From the thestate.com
The new garden was jump-started by a $10 million bequest from Peter Paanakker.
From the pe.com
This original bequest has now evolved into Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- (law) a gift of personal property by will
- A bequest is the act of receiving property by will. Strictly, "bequest" is used of personal property, and "devise" of real property. In legal terminology, "bequeath" is a verb form meaning "to make a bequest."
- The transfer of property upon the owner's death according to the will of the deceased; a person's inheritance; an amount of property given by will
- (Bequests) A type of donation or gift. Bequests and gifts are awards given with few or no conditions specified. Gifts may be provided to establish an endowment or to provide direct support for existing programs. ...
- (Bequests) Are excellent gifts for these who are committed to the Dictionary Project and its mission but are unable to make gifts from current assets.
- (Bequests) Assets transferred through a donor's estate, such as cash gifts set out in a donor's will. Other bequests include the proceeds of life insurance policies and retirement plans.
- (Bequests) Gifts made in a will.
- (Bequests) The university has been named as a beneficiary in a will upon the death of the donor.
- (Bequests) specific gifts of cash
