bequest

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

Their care was funded by great commercial wealth—among the most compelling characters here is the man whose bequest first financed the Innocenti: Francesco Datini, a preposterously wealthy, libidinous and melancholy-prone merchant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025

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

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2025

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

Gulbenkian’s friends, the directors of the Louvre and the National Galleries in London and Washington, had hoped for bequests; a new wing of the National Gallery, London, had even been proposed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 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

By means of various bequests and purchases, the collection has been increased to more than four hundred paintings and two thousand drawings and engravings.

From The Standard Galleries - Holland by Esther Singleton