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recipient

[ri-sip-ee-uhnt] / rɪˈsɪp i ənt /
NOUN
receiver
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If the recipient later sells the shares for $8,000, the taxable gain is $7,000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

For noncash gifts, the cost basis—which is the starting point for measuring taxable gain after a sale—“carries over” to the recipient.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

For young workers, the median salary of a bachelor’s-degree recipient working full-time is $66,600, according to the Education Department, which is “pretty high,” Matsudaira said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

To qualify, a recipient institution must be established since Jan. 1, 2025 and have at least 200,000 square feet of research space it controls.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

All I knew was that it involved an egg, so I imagined they used a cooked one—likely fried—which left the recipient greasy and smeared with yolk.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

Nonetheless, there has been an outpouring of grief, especially from recipients of his largesse, and tributes from politicians, religious leaders and business figures.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Most Medicare Part B recipients will qualify, although people whose premiums are paid by Medicaid and higher-income recipients who pay an income-related adjustment will not, according to the White House.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

For 27% of recipients, Social Security is their only income, according to data from Pew Research Center, making it harder to withstand an emergency.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Morgan promises to bring a real-time reporting system that would use blockchain technology and artificial intelligence, allowing the public to review the price and recipients of contracts and highlight any conflicts of interests.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

I made my family the focus and recipients of my intense energy.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry




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