beneficiary
noun
a person or group that receives benefits, profits, or advantages.
beneficiaries
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pluralof beneficiary.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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As federal officials have whittled down the countries that still qualify for Temporary Protected Status, Salvadorans make up the largest population of remaining beneficiaries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
I own my home outright, and it is held in a trust, with my two sons as the beneficiaries.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Choose your beneficiaries: Decide who you want to leave your money and possessions to, whether that's family, friends or a charity.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Shares of Nvidia, one of the chief beneficiaries of the data-center spending boom, rose 3.2% to $224.41.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Nor were they beneficiaries of the billions of dollars' worth of food aid that poured into North Korea.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
