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bequest

[bih-kwest] / bɪˈkwɛst /


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They have their downsides, including the loss of liquidity, the loss of bequest and vulnerability to inflation.

From MarketWatch May 21, 2026

Since you wouldn’t have to worry about running out of money in old age, you might travel the world, buy a sports car, or gift an early bequest to heirs.

From Barron's May 21, 2026

In 1838 the U.S. received more than $500,000 from that bequest.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 3, 2025

Perhaps its most lasting bequest to television, however, is the messy friend defined by Dunham’s Hannah Horvath.

From Salon Jul. 10, 2025

In April of 1857, Mrs. Fox wrote to Robert Kane asking about the bequest for Maggie; he didn’t respond.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Examples assume 5% annual inflation-adjusted stock-market return, 2% annual inflation-adjusted risk-free interest rate and no planned bequests.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 19, 2026

Gold bars, rings and necklaces can be handed down to the next generation as wedding gifts or inheritance bequests.

From Barron's Jan. 30, 2026

It’s also likely that the Reiners included charitable bequests in their estate plans.

From Salon Dec. 25, 2025

You can delineate these bequests in a will or in a trust, but either way, the designated administrator becomes responsible for distributing the items and can be held accountable if things go missing.

From MarketWatch Nov. 21, 2025

It was held by the State until 1805, when it was released by the Commonwealth, owing to the large bequests that Colonel Royall made to the public.

From The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution by Stark, James H.




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