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will

 
 
 
strong /wɪl/ weak /wəl/, /əl/ verb [T]

Definition

to state in a will who should get your money and property when you die: will sth to sb Property willed to her by her grandparents remains in their names until the estates are settled.will sb sth She had willed her new husband all her property.
(Definition of will verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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