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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

I have one daughter who is well off, having received a generous bequest through my deceased sister’s will.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 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

In the embers of the last days of the Roman Empire we are able, out of centuries of silence, to hear the only living musical bequest of the Ancient World.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

People who leave charities donations, legacies and bequests in their wills make noticeable differences to organisations, no matter what the amount is, sector leaders say.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

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

In one deposition he says that A. J. Davis left some bequests to some aunts.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal by Robert Green Ingersoll


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