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bequest

[bih-kwest] / bɪˈkwɛst /


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Since you wouldn’t have to worry about running out of money in old age, you might travel the world, buy a sports car, or gift an early bequest to heirs.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

NPR’s largest gift ever was a $200 million-plus bequest from the estate of Joan B. Kroc, wife of McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc, in 2003.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

I have one daughter who is well off, having received a generous bequest through my deceased sister’s will.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

Perhaps its most lasting bequest to television, however, is the messy friend defined by Dunham’s Hannah Horvath.

From Salon • Jul. 10, 2025

“Nonsense! and what sort of an effect will the bequest have on you? Will it keep you in England, induce you to marry Miss Oliver, and settle down like an ordinary mortal?”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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