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(bɪkwest)

Word forms: plural bequests

countable noun

A bequest is money or property which you legally leave to someone when you die.

The church here was left a bequest to hire doctors who would work amongst the poor.

Synonyms: legacy, gift, settlement, heritage More Synonyms of bequest

bequest in British English

(bɪˈkwɛst)

noun

the act of bequeathing

something that is bequeathed

2. law

a gift of property by will, esp personal property

Compare devise (sense 4), devise (sense 5)

Word origin

C14: be- + Old English -cwiss degree; see bequeath

bequest in American English

(bɪˈkwɛst)

noun

the act of bequeathing

anything bequeathed

Word origin

ME biquest < be-, be- + OE -quiss, a saying < cwethan, to speak (see quoth); -t is unhistoric

Examples of 'bequest' in a sentence
bequest

The bequest will also pay for the staff needed to maintain the forest after his death.No, his bequest will be to Ulster.

(noun) in the sense of legacy

Definition

money or property that has been gifted in a will

Only one in eight leaves a bequest to charity.

Synonyms

legacy

You could make a real difference to someone's life by leaving them a generous legacy.

gift

a gift of $50,000

settlement

heritage

The building is part of our heritage.

trust

endowment

The company gave the Oxford Union a generous £1m endowment.

estate

inheritance

She feared losing her inheritance to her stepmother.

dower

The dower was comprised of royal French lands in Artois.

bestowal

koha (New Zealand)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bestowal

Synonyms

presentation,

award,

grant,

gift,

donation,

endowment,

allotment,

conferment,

conferral,

bestowment

in the sense of dower

Definition

a dowry

The dower was comprised of royal French lands in Artois.

Synonyms

dowry,

share,

portion,

legacy,

inheritance,

provision

in the sense of endowment

Definition

the money given to an institution, such as a hospital

The company gave the Oxford Union a generous £1m endowment.

Synonyms

provision,

fund,

funding,

award,

income,

grant,

gift,

contribution,

revenue,

subsidy,

presentation,

donation,

legacy,

hand-out,

boon (archaic),

bequest,

stipend,

bestowal,

benefaction,

largesse or largess,

koha (New Zealand)

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单词	bequest
释义	Trends of bequest View usage for: bequest (bɪkwest) Word forms: plural bequests countable noun A bequest is money or property which you legally leave to someone when you die. The church here was left a bequest to hire doctors who would work amongst the poor. Synonyms: legacy, gift, settlement, heritage More Synonyms of bequest bequest in British English (bɪˈkwɛst) noun 1. a. the act of bequeathing b. something that is bequeathed 2. law a gift of property by will, esp personal property Compare devise (sense 4), devise (sense 5) Word origin C14: be- + Old English -cwiss degree; see bequeath bequest in American English (bɪˈkwɛst) noun 1. the act of bequeathing 2. anything bequeathed Word origin ME biquest < be-, be- + OE -quiss, a saying < cwethan, to speak (see quoth); -t is unhistoric Examples of 'bequest' in a sentence bequest The bequest will also pay for the staff needed to maintain the forest after his death. Times, Sunday Times (2012) No, his bequest will be to Ulster. Times, Sunday Times (2006) (noun) in the sense of legacy Definition money or property that has been gifted in a will Only one in eight leaves a bequest to charity. Synonyms legacy You could make a real difference to someone's life by leaving them a generous legacy. gift a gift of $50,000 settlement heritage The building is part of our heritage. trust endowment The company gave the Oxford Union a generous £1m endowment. estate inheritance She feared losing her inheritance to her stepmother. dower The dower was comprised of royal French lands in Artois. bestowal koha (New Zealand) Additional synonyms in the sense of bestowal Synonyms presentation, award, grant, gift, donation, endowment, allotment, conferment, conferral, bestowment in the sense of dower Definition a dowry The dower was comprised of royal French lands in Artois. Synonyms dowry, share, portion, legacy, inheritance, provision in the sense of endowment Definition the money given to an institution, such as a hospital The company gave the Oxford Union a generous £1m endowment. Synonyms provision, fund, funding, award, income, grant, gift, contribution, revenue, subsidy, presentation, donation, legacy, hand-out, boon (archaic), bequest, stipend, bestowal, benefaction, largesse or largess, koha (New Zealand) Nearby words of bequest benumb benumbed bequeath bequest berate bereaved bereavement Synonyms of 'bequest' bequest Explore 'bequest' in the dictionary
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