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noun* * *[bi'kwest]* * *be·quest[bɪˈkwest]n Vermächtnis nt* * *[bɪ'kwest]n(= act of bequeathing) Vermachen nt (to an +acc); (= legacy) Nachlass m* * *bequest [bıˈkwest] sto an akk)2. auch fig Hinterlassenschaft f, Erbe n* * *nounVermächtnis, das (to an + Akk.)* * *n.Hinterlassenschaft f.Nachlass -¨e m.Vermächtnis n.
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bequest — ► NOUN 1) the action of bequeathing. 2) something that is bequeathed … English terms dictionary
bequest — be·quest /bi kwest/ n: an act of bequeathing; also: something bequeathed: legacy de·mon·stra·tive bequest /di män strə tiv /: a bequest of a particular amount of money or property to be distributed first from one source in the estate and then… … Law dictionary
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bequest — noun (C) formal money or property which you arrange to give to someone after your death: a bequest of $5000 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bequest — noun they received a bequest of more than $300,000 Syn: legacy, inheritance, endowment, settlement; estate, heritage; bestowal; Law devise; Law, dated hereditament … Thesaurus of popular words
bequest — noun Etymology: Middle English, irregular from bequethen Date: 14th century 1. the act of bequeathing 2. something bequeathed ; legacy … New Collegiate Dictionary
bequest — noun a) The transfer of property upon the owners death according to the will of the deceased. b) a persons inheritance; an amount of property given by will Syn: legacy, gift, donation … Wiktionary
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bequest — noun Syn: legacy, estate, inheritance, endowment, settlement … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
bequest — UK [bɪˈkwest] / US noun [countable] Word forms bequest : singular bequest plural bequests formal money or property that you give to someone after you die by making a legal document called a will make someone/something a bequest: He made the… … English dictionary
bequest — Property left to an heir under the terms of a will. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * bequest be‧quest [bɪˈkwest] noun [countable] LAW money or property that you officially arrange for someone to have after your death, by writing it in your… … Financial and business terms