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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

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

Put differently, the threat of "misaligned" AGI is that Homo sapiens disappears and we bequeath the world to a successor, but this successor lacks something necessary for the rest of cosmic history to have "value."

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2023

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

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




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