Beneficiary
/ˌbenɪˈfɪʃieri/noun
A person who gains advantage from something.
If the life insurance policyholder dies, the beneficiary will receive the coverage amount.
Often appears as...
- primary beneficiary
- life insurance beneficiary
noun
A person who receives something good as a result of a particular action.
The beneficiaries of this educational reform will be the students.
Often appears as...
- beneficiaries of donation
- main beneficiaries
noun
In law, a person who benefits from a trust, will, or life insurance policy.
He named his wife as his sole beneficiary.
Often appears as...
- beneficiary of trust
- beneficiary under the will
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Technical
noun
A person who gains advantage from something.
If the life insurance policyholder dies, the beneficiary will receive the coverage amount.
Often appears as...
- primary beneficiary
- life insurance beneficiary
noun
A person who receives something good as a result of a particular action.
The beneficiaries of this educational reform will be the students.
Often appears as...
- beneficiaries of donation
- main beneficiaries
noun
In law, a person who benefits from a trust, will, or life insurance policy.
He named his wife as his sole beneficiary.
Often appears as...
- beneficiary of trust
- beneficiary under the will
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Outcome
Beneficiary implies someone receives a positive result or benefit.
After the charity event, the beneficiaries were provided with new homes.
Pro Tip 2/3Advantage Gained
A beneficiary is not just a recipient; they gain an improvement or advantage.
As a beneficiary of the scholarship, she could attend university without debt.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Money
Beneficiaries can gain non-monetary advantages like education or services.
Volunteers were beneficiaries of valuable work experience at the event.
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When workers own...
and I was able to rent our first warehouse, buy our first truck, pay our first employees, because I didn't have to worry about paying myself, because I didn't need to feed myself, because I am the direct beneficiary of generations of white privilege. Now, telling the story of white privilege is important because very often people say,
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Looks aren't everything....
beneficiaries but I'm also happy and honored to be up here and I think that it's great I got to come you know before ten or twenty or thirty years had passed and I'd had more agency in my career because maybe then I wouldn't tell the story of how I got my first job or maybe I wouldn't tell the story of how I paid
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Why Brexit happened --...
But the problem is that those people in those areas didn't perceive themselves to be beneficiaries. They didn't believe that they were actually getting access to material benefits of increased trade and increased mobility around the world. I work on questions predominantly to do with refugees,
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Food Security in an...
I've been a big advocate of farm programs over the years and I'm from Kansas and we have been a beneficiary of a lot of this program but then agriculture itself we have to look these issues much broader and much more holistically than just how much each farmer is going to get in payments from
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In the market for...
know where they stand save their own time and help their own and help their own charity and charities are the new beneficiaries of this exchange raising money and awareness from a host of leaders including their own high-profile supporters so I've started working with
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Jessica Jackley:...
an opportunity to engage that validates their dignity, validates a partnership relationship, not a relationship that's based on the traditional sort of donor beneficiary weirdness that can happen. But instead a relationship that can promote respect
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How open data is...
citizens who are the ultimate beneficiaries of development assistance today each of these elements is opening up due to dramatic changes in the global environment open knowledge open aid open governance and together they represent
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Leslie T. Chang: The...
We, the beneficiaries of globalization, seem to exploit these victims with every purchase we make, and the injustice feels embedded in the products themselves. After all, what's wrong with a world in which a worker
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The sharks that hunt in...
But sharks aren’t just the beneficiaries of marine forests, they’re part of the glue that holds them together. Sharks limit the abundance of animals which would otherwise overgraze these essential plants.
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Sanjay Pradhan: How open...
the ultimate beneficiaries of development assistance. Today, each of these elements is opening up due to dramatic changes in the global environment. Open knowledge, open aid, open governance,
Video examples
When workers own...
and I was able to rent our first warehouse, buy our first truck, pay our first employees, because I didn't have to worry about paying myself, because I didn't need to feed myself, because I am the direct beneficiary of generations of white privilege. Now, telling the story of white privilege is important because very often people say,
Video examples
Looks aren't everything....
beneficiaries but I'm also happy and honored to be up here and I think that it's great I got to come you know before ten or twenty or thirty years had passed and I'd had more agency in my career because maybe then I wouldn't tell the story of how I got my first job or maybe I wouldn't tell the story of how I paid
Video examples
Why Brexit happened --...
But the problem is that those people in those areas didn't perceive themselves to be beneficiaries. They didn't believe that they were actually getting access to material benefits of increased trade and increased mobility around the world. I work on questions predominantly to do with refugees,
Video examples
Food Security in an...
I've been a big advocate of farm programs over the years and I'm from Kansas and we have been a beneficiary of a lot of this program but then agriculture itself we have to look these issues much broader and much more holistically than just how much each farmer is going to get in payments from
Video examples
In the market for...
know where they stand save their own time and help their own and help their own charity and charities are the new beneficiaries of this exchange raising money and awareness from a host of leaders including their own high-profile supporters so I've started working with
Video examples
Jessica Jackley:...
an opportunity to engage that validates their dignity, validates a partnership relationship, not a relationship that's based on the traditional sort of donor beneficiary weirdness that can happen. But instead a relationship that can promote respect
Video examples
How open data is...
citizens who are the ultimate beneficiaries of development assistance today each of these elements is opening up due to dramatic changes in the global environment open knowledge open aid open governance and together they represent
Video examples
Leslie T. Chang: The...
We, the beneficiaries of globalization, seem to exploit these victims with every purchase we make, and the injustice feels embedded in the products themselves. After all, what's wrong with a world in which a worker
Video examples
The sharks that hunt in...
But sharks aren’t just the beneficiaries of marine forests, they’re part of the glue that holds them together. Sharks limit the abundance of animals which would otherwise overgraze these essential plants.
Video examples
Sanjay Pradhan: How open...
the ultimate beneficiaries of development assistance. Today, each of these elements is opening up due to dramatic changes in the global environment. Open knowledge, open aid, open governance,
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John Hockenberry
American Journalist
I think every journalist understands when they are the beneficiary of hot information that, yes, they have a scoop, but they're also being used. Part of your responsibility as a journalist is to tell the story of why that information is coming to you, consistent with the ground rules of your sourcing.
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Raghuram Rajan
Indian Economist
Politicians know that structural reforms - to increase competition, foster innovation, and drive institutional change - are the way to tackle structural impediments to growth. But they know that while the pain from reform is immediate, gains are typically delayed and their beneficiaries uncertain.
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Liz Cheney
American Politician
I don't believe we ought to discriminate against people because of their sexual orientation. If people are in a same-sex relationship, and they want their partner to be able to have health benefits or be designated as a beneficiary in your life insurance, there's no reason we shouldn't do that.
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Suze Orman
American Author
I want to be clear here: It does not matter what you say in your will or trust; the beneficiary document attached to your IRA accounts and your life insurance policy overrides what you say elsewhere. If you want to change the beneficiary, you must change the beneficiary document.
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Nan Hayworth
American Politician
We have to honor our commitments to today's beneficiaries, but we can't solve the growing deficit and debt problems unless we are smart, courageous, and sensible in planning for future.
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Susan Wojcicki
American Businesswoman
CEOs need to say, 'We're going to make sure this is a great environment for all types of people.' I was a beneficiary of that. I got support from the leaders of Google - all men.
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Elif Batuman
American Author
Awkwardness comes from the realization that, when you look around the world, it's difficult to identify anyone who isn't either the victim or the beneficiary of injustice.
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Elizabeth Diller
Polish Architect
Architecture has been male-dominated forever, and I am a grateful beneficiary of the women's movement.
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Joe Kaeser
German Businessman
Mobility will be one of the major beneficiaries of population growth in the world.
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A. Philip Randolph
American Activist
In every truth, the beneficiaries of a system cannot be expected to destroy it.
Quote examples
John Hockenberry
American Journalist
I think every journalist understands when they are the beneficiary of hot information that, yes, they have a scoop, but they're also being used. Part of your responsibility as a journalist is to tell the story of why that information is coming to you, consistent with the ground rules of your sourcing.
Quote examples
Raghuram Rajan
Indian Economist
Politicians know that structural reforms - to increase competition, foster innovation, and drive institutional change - are the way to tackle structural impediments to growth. But they know that while the pain from reform is immediate, gains are typically delayed and their beneficiaries uncertain.
Quote examples
Liz Cheney
American Politician
I don't believe we ought to discriminate against people because of their sexual orientation. If people are in a same-sex relationship, and they want their partner to be able to have health benefits or be designated as a beneficiary in your life insurance, there's no reason we shouldn't do that.
Quote examples
Suze Orman
American Author
I want to be clear here: It does not matter what you say in your will or trust; the beneficiary document attached to your IRA accounts and your life insurance policy overrides what you say elsewhere. If you want to change the beneficiary, you must change the beneficiary document.
Quote examples
Nan Hayworth
American Politician
We have to honor our commitments to today's beneficiaries, but we can't solve the growing deficit and debt problems unless we are smart, courageous, and sensible in planning for future.
Quote examples
Susan Wojcicki
American Businesswoman
CEOs need to say, 'We're going to make sure this is a great environment for all types of people.' I was a beneficiary of that. I got support from the leaders of Google - all men.
Quote examples
Elif Batuman
American Author
Awkwardness comes from the realization that, when you look around the world, it's difficult to identify anyone who isn't either the victim or the beneficiary of injustice.
Quote examples
Elizabeth Diller
Polish Architect
Architecture has been male-dominated forever, and I am a grateful beneficiary of the women's movement.
Quote examples
Joe Kaeser
German Businessman
Mobility will be one of the major beneficiaries of population growth in the world.
Quote examples
A. Philip Randolph
American Activist
In every truth, the beneficiaries of a system cannot be expected to destroy it.
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