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inheritance

[in-her-i-tuhns] / ɪnˈhɛr ɪ təns /
NOUN
possession gained through someone's death
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Any money left over can become an inheritance one day.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

Funds contributed before the marriage, after your legal separation or received as an inheritance are usually regarded as separate property.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Representatives for the trust have argued Reiner is barred from accessing the fund due to California’s so-called Slayer Statute, which blocks convicted killers from profiting from their crimes in various ways, including through inheritance claims.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

What is up for debate is its European inheritance: the judicial system, the liberal press, the officer class its founders built, and the old ties to the West.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

It was a charged time; the entire nation was frothing with anguish about its history and inheritance.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

And I don’t like the idea that my brother and I get equal inheritances while she spends 10 years doing unpaid care.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

It is drawn from the King's private money, which includes his income from the Duchy of Lancaster, private estates and his own investments and inheritances.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

“This case is not about the far larger Reiner family trusts, which hold the assets of Nick’s parents’ estate and the inheritances they left their children,” his attorneys argued in the motion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

To simplify inheritances, many IRA owners like to leave tax-free Roth accounts to their heirs, giving them up to 10 years to withdraw the Roth funds with no required payouts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

It is grounded in a web of advantages and inheritances, some deserved, some not, some earned, some just plain lucky—but all critical to making them who they are.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell


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