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bequest

[bih-kwest] / bɪˈkwɛst /


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They have their downsides, including the loss of liquidity, the loss of bequest and vulnerability to inflation.

From MarketWatch May 21, 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

That’s a father’s bequest to his son, and a public servant’s to his country.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 13, 2026

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

From Salon Jul. 10, 2025

The last bequest was for Loomis Toy, “the sum of fifty dollars in appreciation of his loyal service to the store and my family.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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

Power of making bequests to the clergy enlarged by Constantine, 215 Leibnitz, on the natural or innate powers of man, i.

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) by William Edward Hartpole Lecky




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