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Beneficiary   /bˌɛnəfˈɪʃiˌɛri/   Listen
Beneficiary

noun
(pl. beneficiaries)
1.
The recipient of funds or other benefits.  Synonym: donee.
2.
The semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause.  Synonym: benefactive role.
adjective
1.
Having or arising from a benefice.



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"Beneficiary" Quotes from Famous Books



... that the beneficiary, Albert E. Redstone, sustained a loss by the incorporation of his preemption claim within the limits of the Sierra Forest Reserve. This reserve was established by executive proclamation of February 14, 1893 (27 Stats., 1059), issued under ...
— Messages and Papers of William McKinley V.2. • William McKinley

... beneficiary?" Corey asked, with a certain tone of tolerant liking for Matt. "I thought he usually had a ...
— The Quality of Mercy • W. D. Howells

... carriage. Mrs. Merrill was goodness itself, and loved the girl for what she was. How, indeed, was she to help loving her? Cynthia was scrupulous in her efforts to give no trouble, and yet she never had the air of a dependent or a beneficiary; but held her head high, and when called upon gave an opinion as though she had a right to it. The very first morning Susan, who was prone to be late to breakfast, came down in a great state of ...
— The Crossing • Winston Churchill

... vestments. For a personage promoted to the ranks of the bendahari there were five trays. The sons of radjas and the grand officers had four trays only, and so on down through the various ranks. The servitors of the King charged with this duty approached the beneficiary and placed the vestments upon his shoulders. He crossed his arms, to hold the vestments in place, and they took him outside. The etiquette in that was the same for ambassadors awarded an investiture, each according to the rights of his rank. The beneficiary dressed himself ...
— Malayan Literature • Various Authors

... Theatre at which more than six years later the Garcia company, the first Italian opera troupe to visit the New World, performed it in Italian on the date already mentioned. At Mr. Phillipps's performance the beneficiary sang the part of Almaviva, and Miss Leesugg, who afterward became the wife of the comedian Hackett, was the Rosina. On November 21, 1821, there was another performance for Mr. Phillipps's benefit, and this time Mrs. Holman took the ...
— A Book of Operas - Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music • Henry Edward Krehbiel


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