bequests
- plural of bequest.
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
“For most sales, the basis is the amount the taxpayer invested in the asset, adjusted for subsequent improvements, depreciation, and certain other items. For gifts and bequests, however, special basis rules apply.”
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 25, 2025
It is advisable, but not necessary, that the Secretary should be formally notified of such bequests, as wills sometimes get lost or mislaid.
From A Grammar of Freethought by Cohen, Chapman
