beneficiary

noun [C]

/ˌben.ɪˈfɪʃ.ər.i/

/-i.er.i/

Definition

› a person or group who receives money, advantages, etc. as a result of something else: Her husband was the chief beneficiary of her will.Inheriting and bequeathing

(Definition of beneficiary noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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