Bequest
noun
Something that you give or leave to someone in your will, usually when you die.
She left a bequest of $5000 to her nephew in her will.
Often appears as...
- leave a bequest
- receive a bequest
noun
An act of giving or leaving something by will.
The bequest of his property was a surprise to all.
Often appears as...
- bequest of property
- bequest of funds
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
Something that you give or leave to someone in your will, usually when you die.
She left a bequest of $5000 to her nephew in her will.
Often appears as...
- leave a bequest
- receive a bequest
noun
An act of giving or leaving something by will.
The bequest of his property was a surprise to all.
Often appears as...
- bequest of property
- bequest of funds
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Posthumous Giving
Bequest refers to a transfer of personal property after one passes away.
Her bequest ensured the family home remained within the family.
Pro Tip 2/3Material or Money
A bequest often involves money or items like jewelry, but can include anything owned.
The bequest included his grandfather's watch.
Pro Tip 3/3Will Specific
A bequest is only valid if it's specified in a legal document called a will.
The painting was his final bequest to his children, detailed in the will.
Pro Tip 1/3Posthumous Giving
Bequest refers to a transfer of personal property after one passes away.
Her bequest ensured the family home remained within the family.
Pro Tip 2/3Material or Money
A bequest often involves money or items like jewelry, but can include anything owned.
The bequest included his grandfather's watch.
Pro Tip 3/3Will Specific
A bequest is only valid if it's specified in a legal document called a will.
The painting was his final bequest to his children, detailed in the will.
Pro Tip 1/3Posthumous Giving
Bequest refers to a transfer of personal property after one passes away.
Her bequest ensured the family home remained within the family.
Pro Tip 2/3Material or Money
A bequest often involves money or items like jewelry, but can include anything owned.
The bequest included his grandfather's watch.
Pro Tip 3/3Will Specific
A bequest is only valid if it's specified in a legal document called a will.
The painting was his final bequest to his children, detailed in the will.
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finance expensive medical procedures, reside in neighborhoods with higher amenities, exert political influence through campaign finance, purchase better legal counsel if confronted with an expensive criminal justice system, leave a bequest
Video examples
How "baby bonds" could...
finance expensive medical procedures, reside in neighborhoods with higher amenities, exert political influence through campaign finance, purchase better legal counsel if confronted with an expensive criminal justice system, leave a bequest
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Quote examples
Nell Scovell
American Journalist
The Pulitzer Prize was established when Joseph Pulitzer died in 1911, leaving a bequest to create the eponymous award. An immigrant from Hungary, Pulitzer struck it rich by combining the 'St. Louis Post' and the 'St. Louis Dispatch' to make the - wait for it - 'St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Quote examples
Jeffrey Kluger
American Writer
The families of many athletes - incensed at the sports leagues and hoping to make games safer overall - are increasingly making the brains of players who die prematurely and suspiciously available for study. Some athletes are even making the bequest themselves.
Quote examples
Nell Scovell
American Journalist
The Pulitzer Prize was established when Joseph Pulitzer died in 1911, leaving a bequest to create the eponymous award. An immigrant from Hungary, Pulitzer struck it rich by combining the 'St. Louis Post' and the 'St. Louis Dispatch' to make the - wait for it - 'St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Quote examples
Jeffrey Kluger
American Writer
The families of many athletes - incensed at the sports leagues and hoping to make games safer overall - are increasingly making the brains of players who die prematurely and suspiciously available for study. Some athletes are even making the bequest themselves.
Example 1 of 2
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