beneficiaries
beneficiaries — noun
1. A person, group, or organization that gains money, help, or other advantages fro
A person, group, or organization that gains money, help, or other advantages from a particular situation, event, or arrangement — for example, a charity that receives money from a fundraising event, or a family member named in a will.
The Watanabe family were the main beneficiaries of their aunt's will.
beneficiaries of
Ayanda volunteers at the food bank to meet the beneficiaries of the meal program.
meet the beneficiaries
University scholarship beneficiaries must maintain a high grade average each semester.
When the company was sold, the long-time employees were the biggest beneficiaries.
The new community garden will make local children the key beneficiaries of the project.
- recipient
More general; used for anyone who receives something, not necessarily a gain or advantage
- heir
Specifically refers to someone who inherits property or money after someone dies; narrower than beneficiary
- legatee
Technical legal term for someone who receives property through a will; very formal and rare in everyday speech
- benefactor
A person who gives money or help, not receives it
- donor
Someone who gives something, for example to a charity
文法句型
beneficiaries of [something]
[someone's] beneficiaries
用法筆記
Often used in legal and financial contexts such as wills, insurance policies, and trust funds. The person or organization named as a beneficiary does not need to act to receive what they are entitled to — they gain the benefit simply because of the way the arrangement was set up.