inherit

Example Sentences

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If those same assets were in your estate, your beneficiaries will receive a step-up in basis on any assets they inherit.

From Barron's

My sister and I are his only family, the will is made and we would inherit his estate.

From MarketWatch

The genes were biologically "toxic" to humans, researchers hypothesized, and eventually purged out -- in essence, the children who inherited those traits might not have lived to pass them on.

From Barron's

Thanks to such predecessors as Cardinals Timothy Dolan, Edward Egan and John O’Connor, I am inheriting a local church that already puts faith into action in powerful ways.

From The Wall Street Journal

In most other cases, you would be required to submit a certified copy of the death certificate to a financial institution in order to transfer or deposit inherited funds into your account.

From MarketWatch