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- 1. a thing that is inherited: "he came into a comfortable inheritance" Similar
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INHERITANCE definition: 1. money or objects that someone gives you when they die: 2. a physical or mental characteristic…. Learn more.
The meaning of INHERITANCE is something that is or may be inherited. How to use inheritance in a sentence.
something, as a quality, characteristic, or other immaterial possession, received from progenitors or predecessors as if by succession: an inheritance of family pride. the act or fact of inheriting by succession, as if by succession, or genetically: to receive property by inheritance. portion; birthright; heritage:
Any money or property you receive after the death of a friend or relative is an inheritance. Your grandmother might have left you a small inheritance, but she left the bulk of her estate to her Chihuahua, Killer.
INHERITANCE meaning: 1. money or objects that someone gives you when they die: 2. a physical or mental characteristic…. Learn more.
inheritance is the common term for property or any possession that comes to an heir: He received the farm as an inheritance from his parents. heritage indicates something that is bequeathed to a subsequent generation by an individual or by society: our cultural heritage from Greece and Rome.
to receive money, a house, etc. from someone after they have died: Who will inherit the house when he dies? All her children will inherit equally. Fewer examples. She will inherit her father's estate when she is 21. She inherited a fortune from her grandmother. Would you quit your job if you inherited lots of money?
noun. /ɪnˈherɪtəns/ [countable, uncountable] the money, property, etc. that you receive from somebody when they die; the fact of receiving something when somebody dies. She spent all her inheritance in a year. The title passes by inheritance to the eldest son. She came into (= received) her inheritance at eighteen. Collocations Finance.
INHERITANCE meaning: 1 : money, property, etc., that is received from someone when that person dies; 2 : something from the past that is still important or valuable.
Something inherited or to be inherited; legacy; bequest. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Something regarded as a heritage. The cultural inheritance of Rome. American Heritage Medicine. Ownership by virtue of birthright; right to inherit. Webster's New World. Anything received as if by inheritance from a predecessor. Webster's New World.
