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What (who) is BEQUEST - definition
ACT OF GIVING (NOT THE ACT OF RECEIVING) PROPERTY BY WILL
Bequeath; Bequeathed; All the estate I own; Conditional bequest; Civil Law Concerning Charitable Bequests; Charitable Bequests, Civil Law Concerning; Bequests; Bequest
bequest
n.
Legacy, devise.
bequest
n.
1) to make a bequest
2) a bequest to
bequest
(bequests)
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.
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Bequest and devise
Historically, a bequest is personal property given by will and a devise is real property given by will. Today, the two words are often used interchangeably.
The word bequeath is a verb form for the act of making a bequest.
Examples of use of BEQUEST
1. Bush wants his bequest to be a court dominated by conservatives for decades to come.
2. Last week, New York property billionaire Leona Helmsley died leaving one particular bequest of 6million.
3. "We knew that we were going to come off it," Lloyd said, referring to the bequest.
4. Donations, though increasing, have not climbed enough to make up for the loss of the bequest money.
5. In such a case, war without end might truly prove to be Mr Bush‘s lasting bequest to the American people.