beneficiary /ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃiˌeri/ Brit /ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəri/ noun
plural beneficiaries
beneficiary
/ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃiˌeri/ Brit /ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəri/
noun
plural beneficiaries
Learner's definition of BENEFICIARY
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1
: a person, organization, etc., that is helped by something : someone or something that benefits from something受益者;受惠人;受益机构 2
: a person, organization, etc., that receives money or property when someone dies遗产受益者;遗产继承人 -
Her father named her the beneficiary of his life insurance policy. [=she will receive the money from her father's insurance policy if he dies]她父亲指定她为人寿保单的受益人。
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She has made the school the sole beneficiary of/in her will. [=her will says that all her money and property should go to the school when she dies]她在遗嘱中指定这所学校为其遗产的唯一受益方。