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bequest

/bɪˈkwɛst/

bequestnoun

bequests

/bɪˈkwɛst/

Translations

He left a bequest to his children in his will.

Он оставил завещание своим детям в своем завещании.

The museum received a bequest of rare paintings.

Музей получил наследство из редких картин.

Additional translations

Definitions

A gift of personal property or money left to someone in a will.

She received a bequest of $10,000 from her grandmother's estate.

The act of giving or leaving personal property by a will.

The bequest of his art collection to the museum was greatly appreciated.

Synonyms

bequestverb

bequested

Past Simple

bequested

Past Participle

bequesting

Gerund

/bɪˈkwɛst/

Archaic/rare verb meaning ‘to bequeath’

Definitions

To give or leave (personal property or money) to someone by a will; to bequeath.

In his final days, he decided to bequest half of his fortune to medical research.