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inheritance

[in-her-i-tuhns] / ɪnˈhɛr ɪ təns /
NOUN
possession gained through someone's death
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By your own account, she had income, an inheritance, and a paid‑off home, and chose to liquidate the latter.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

In 2012 his elder brother – Lee Jae-yong's uncle - launched a bid to reclaim what he saw as his rightful inheritance.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Mr. Bielenia’s Ignac is the General’s opposite—unsure, abused, desperate to secure his inheritance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Posh Lindsay’s family was well-off enough to leave her an inheritance.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

They are part of a shared cultural inheritance of the past half-century.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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