bequest

The will leaves me a small bequest, along with gifts to several other people whom I don’t know.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

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

British scientist James Smithson’s bequest was intended to support “the increase and diffusion of knowledge.”

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2025

In April of 1857, Mrs. Fox wrote to Robert Kane asking about the bequest for Maggie; he didn’t respond.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Examples assume 5% annual inflation-adjusted stock-market return, 2% annual inflation-adjusted risk-free interest rate and no planned bequests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026

Gold bars, rings and necklaces can be handed down to the next generation as wedding gifts or inheritance bequests.

From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026

It’s also likely that the Reiners included charitable bequests in their estate plans.

From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2025

“For most sales, the basis is the amount the taxpayer invested in the asset, adjusted for subsequent improvements, depreciation, and certain other items. For gifts and bequests, however, special basis rules apply.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 25, 2025

He was an active member of the charity commission and urged the appropriation of pious bequests to educational and other purposes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various