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beneficiary

noun as in person who gains, benefits

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Treasury offered direct support to other countries during crises in Mexico, East Asia and Russia, and in 1995 Argentina was one of the beneficiaries.

From Salon

The current buzzword around government is "contribution" - convincing people that they will be beneficiaries and not just contributors to a welfare state.

From BBC

But the court ruled that there was not enough evidence to find Sarkozy was the beneficiary of the illegal campaign financing.

From BBC

Supporters of the change have said the major tech companies, like Amazon and Microsoft, that are the biggest beneficiaries of the programme, have the money to swallow the new charge.

From BBC

"There were a couple of bars on the main street that were beneficiaries financially of us getting in there and we could use a bus home - that bus has now disappeared," he said.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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