ben·e·fi·ci·ary /ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃiˌeri, Brit ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃəri/ noun
plural ben·e·fi·ci·ar·ies [count] 1 : a person, organization, etc., that is helped by something : someone or something that benefits from something
▪ Who will be the main beneficiaries of these economic reforms? [=who will be helped by these economic reforms?] ▪ The college was a beneficiary of the private grant. 2 : a person, organization, etc., that receives money or property when someone dies
▪ Her father named her the beneficiary of his life insurance policy. [=she will receive the money from her father's insurance policy if he dies] ▪ She has made the school the sole beneficiary of/in her will. [=her will says that all her money and property should go to the school when she dies]
▪ Who will be the main beneficiaries of these economic reforms? [=who will be helped by these economic reforms?] ▪ The college was a beneficiary of the private grant.
▪ Her father named her the beneficiary of his life insurance policy. [=she will receive the money from her father's insurance policy if he dies] ▪ She has made the school the sole beneficiary of/in her will. [=her will says that all her money and property should go to the school when she dies]
