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inheritance

[in-her-i-tuhns] / ɪnˈhɛr ɪ təns /
NOUN
possession gained through someone's death
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I told her I’d always understood the money as a gift to me, not an investment in the house or an early inheritance for her children.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

A disclaimer is a highly useful strategy in which one heir renounces an inheritance in favor of another heir.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Let’s get the awkward stuff out of the way: the inheritance belongs to him.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

In 2023-24, estates with a valuation of £10m only paid an average effective inheritance tax rate of 18%, according to estimates from HM Revenue and Customs.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Ethel was livid, then despairing—George acted as Donald’s executor, illuminating Martin’s secret inheritance.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

“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

Throughout their 20s, both men lived off allowances and inheritances from their families.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

I am loath to disclaim the power that comes with symbols such as the flag, words such as freedom, and the attachments that adhere to foundational inheritances such as, yes, the Constitution.

From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026

It is often their parents who are the driving force behind ring-fencing those inheritances.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

The Randall sons managed their inheritances according to their temperaments.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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