bequest
noun
a disposition in a will.
bequests
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pluralof bequest.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Examples assume 5% annual inflation-adjusted stock-market return, 2% annual inflation-adjusted risk-free interest rate and no planned bequests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 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
You can delineate these bequests in a will or in a trust, but either way, the designated administrator becomes responsible for distributing the items and can be held accountable if things go missing.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 21, 2025
One of the most precious bequests of the Thirteenth Century to all the succeeding centuries is undoubtedly the great Latin hymns.
From The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
