beneficiary

WOTD - 21 January 2010    

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.əɹ.i/, /ˌbɛn.əˈfɪʃ.əɹ.i/
• (US) IPA: /ˌbɛn.ɨˈfɪʃ.ɚ.i/, /bɛn.əˈfɪʃ.iˌɚ.i/

Noun

beneficiary (plural beneficiaries)

1. One who benefits or receives an advantage.

   You are the lucky beneficiary of this special offer.

2. (law) One who benefits from the distribution, especially of an estate.

   If any beneficiary does not survive the Settlor for a period of 30 days then the Trustee shall distribute that beneficiary’s share to the surviving beneficiaries by right of representation.

Related terms

• benefactor
• benefactress

Translations

one who benefits from the distribution, especially of an estate

Dutch: begunstigde (nl) m. and f. Finnish: perillinen (fi) (estate); edunsaaja (fi) (general) French: bénéficiaire (fr) m. Hungarian: haszonélvező (hu)

Polish: beneficjent (pl) m. Russian: бенефициар (ru) m., выгодоприобретатель (ru) m. Telugu: లబ్ధిదారుడు (labdhidaaruDu)

See also

• Beneficiary on Wikipedia.Wikipedia