settle sth on sb
legal — phrasal verb with settle /ˈset.l̩/
/ˈset̬-/ verb Definition
› to formally give money or property to someone: When my uncle died, he settled £1,000 a year on me.Inheriting and bequeathing
(Definition of settle sth on sb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- advance directive noun
- assign verb (GIVE LEGALLY)
- beneficiary noun
- bequeath verb
- bequest noun
- codicil noun
- cut verb (REMOVE)
- heir apparent noun
- heir noun
- heiress noun
- heirloom noun
- inheritor noun
- leave verb (AFTER DEATH)
- legacy noun
- primogeniture noun
- probate noun
- probate verb
- residue noun
- settle your affairs idiom
- transfer verb
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