beneficiary
noun/ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃiˌɛri/
Frequency rank: #8,820 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A person who receives money, property, or other benefits from someone or something.
Example sentence
My grandmother listed me as her beneficiary in her life insurance policy.
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