inheritances

noun

plural of inheritance
as in legacies
something that is or may be inherited a keen sense of humor was her inheritance from her mother

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Recent Examples of inheritances This also includes arguments about inheritances or anything else that needs to be divided. — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 15 May 2026 Many billionaires also received inheritances, which are also income-tax free on the assumption that they will be covered under the estate tax system. — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 15 May 2026 There were a hundred inheritances from yesterday, last season, the years before, and now there was no tomorrow, because tomorrow I’d be gone. — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026 Before heirs receive inheritances, the estate's executor typically uses available assets to pay valid creditor claims. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 July 2026 Data from the company suggests some 12 million of these car will be transferred via estate plans, gifts, and inheritances over the next 15 years, according to the financial news service. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 May 2026 Set in a Himalayan village in Sikkim, the film traces the lives of women across three generations of a single family – their emotional inheritances, unspoken histories and daily negotiations. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 May 2026 Trusts allow for detailed instructions and conditions for inheritances, covering circumstances like multiple beneficiaries, specific percentages for each heir or the death of a beneficiary. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 3 June 2026 Prior to the 2024 election, his clients had been racing to find ways to protect their wealth in case Democrats took control of Washington and taxed more of people’s inheritances, something several Democrats in Congress had proposed. — Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inheritances
  1. legacies
  2. bequests
  3. gifts
Noun
  • Brady reached such a rare level of excellence that the list of American athletes with comparable legacies is minuscule.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • Truly a honor to wear the 💜💛 while trying to continuing the greatness & legacies that came before me!
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 30 June 2026
Definition of legacies
Noun
  • While charitable donations did grow broadly in 2025, the giving categories the wealthiest Americans tend to favor – bequests, foundations, education, public-society benefit organizations – fared better than usual.
    — Jon Bergdoll, The Conversation, 23 June 2026
  • Three of the past four years have shown big growth in bequests, which may indicate that the great wealth transfer has begun.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 June 2026
Definition of bequests
Noun
  • Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez also asked for no gifts at their Venice wedding, instead telling invitees that donations were being made on their behalf to the UNESCO Venice Office, CORILA and Venice International University.
    — Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026
  • Few birthday gifts top the Statue of Liberty, which France commissioned for the centennial of American independence.
    — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026
Definition of gifts

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