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inheritance

noun as in possession gained through someone's death

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On his 21st birthday, in 1932, he came into a sizable inheritance that allowed him to live where he wanted and indulge his maverick aesthetic proclivities.

Ackman credits his drive in part to his dad making it clear not to expect a penny’s inheritance from him.

Another financial attraction is that there is virtually no inheritance tax in Italy, unlike in the U.K.

The key is to communicate with the kids while you’re alive, to explain the reasoning behind your inheritance decisions.

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His widow wants to sue me for all of my grandmother’s inheritance.

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

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