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bequeath

[bih-kweeth, -kweeth] / bɪˈkwiθ, -ˈkwið /


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Related: My second husband will leave me $540,000 if I bequeath him my $130,000 net worth.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

If you bequeath a Roth, heirs’ withdrawals are tax-free.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

And yet you can’t bequeath to your children a crust of bread.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Brandi Schmitt is director of the anatomical donation programme at the University of California, a popular destination for people wishing to bequeath their bodies.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2025

He went on to bequeath little bits of money and jewelry to each of them, never clarifying which one he considered his Koh-i-noor.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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