BEQUESTS Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word bequests. (close relations)
Definition of BEQUESTS
Best Alternative Words for BEQUESTS
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| allowances | nounn | |||||||
noun • an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period) • a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses • an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances • a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits • a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets • the act of allowing verb • put on a fixed allowance, as of food | ||||||||
| devises | verbv | |||||||
noun • a will disposing of real property • (law) a gift of real property by will verb • come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort • arrange by systematic planning and united effort • give by will, especially real property | ||||||||
| donations | nounn | |||||||
noun • a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause • act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity | ||||||||
| endowments | nounn | |||||||
noun • natural abilities or qualities • the capital that provides income for an institution • the act of endowing with a permanent source of income | ||||||||
| gifts | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • something acquired without compensation • natural abilities or qualities • the act of giving verb • give qualities or abilities to • give as a present; make a gift of | ||||||||
| grants | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978) • any monetary aid • the act of providing a subsidy • United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986) • 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885) • (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance • a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business • a right or privilege that has been granted verb • let have • give as judged due or on the basis of merit • be willing to concede • allow to have • bestow, especially officially • give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another • transfer by deed | ||||||||
| inheritances | nounn | |||||||
noun • hereditary succession to a title or an office or property • that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner • (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents • any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors | ||||||||
| legacies | nounn | |||||||
noun • (law) a gift of personal property by will | ||||||||
| legacy | nounn | |||||||
noun • (law) a gift of personal property by will | ||||||||
