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bequeath

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


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“People who are 60 can live to 85. People are highly likely to want to bequeath their portfolio to children — and those heirs might have 30 to 40 years until retirement.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026

But a time-tested made-in-Italy pedigree and solid-metal build make the Marcato the sort of tool you bequeath to your grandkids.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 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

“We bequeath it to you. We don’t really need it anymore.”

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling

Because Bill saw a kindred spirit in Joel as someone who protects those they love, he bequeaths everything he owns to Joel so he can keep Tess safe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2023

Liz Truss bequeaths her successor a party in chaos, spiralling prices, rising interest rates and squeezed government budgets.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2022

Gov’t Mule bequeaths the songs and dreams of Haynes to a rabid audience of highly devoted followers almost without rest.

From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2017

The loss of Jonathan Demme is a sad surprise, for the films that he bequeaths to us remain, to an uncommon degree, the work of a good man.

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 29, 2017

She bequeaths her stuffed toys to Gloria’s fourteen-year- old daughter.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

And since houses can be bequeathed tax-free, having a valuable property can help homeowners who want to leave something to the next generation.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

Yet feats of demography are only part of what “Revolver” bequeathed.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

The enduring love for these Broadway shows isn’t just about the standards they have bequeathed to the American songbook.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

But many who served in the front lines maintained their revolutionary zeal, becoming more determined to sustain the regime Khomeini bequeathed to them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026

And, as thanks, he bequeathed unto me his CD writer.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

There’s also nothing to stop Mr. Kirby from bequeathing his fortune, or donating his $32.3 million in compensation last year, to the feds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

He played the role of mediator, bequeathing legitimacy to a group which seemingly needed his normalcy.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2024

Longtime Dodgers fans will cringe at the bequeathing of so much power to one player, but this is how it works in Tinseltown.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2024

He stepped down in 2017, bequeathing power to Mr Lourenço who was then defence minister.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2022

Rewrite my will with a clause about my bequeathing the drawing to them.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg


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