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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

A promise or statement of intent is not the same as a bequest or beneficiary designation.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 20, 2025

In 1838 the U.S. received more than $500,000 from that bequest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

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

From Salon • Jul. 10, 2025

He died soon after making this bequest of his life’s work to the stunned younger man, who only weeks before had been a penniless refugee.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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