Term used to refer to the person who receives the benefits of a trust or the recipient of the proceeds of a life insurance policy. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary
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beneficiary ben‧e‧fi‧cia‧ry [ˌbenˈfɪʆəri ǁ -ˈfɪʆieri] noun beneficiaries PLURALFORM [countable]
• Dorothy's son was her sole beneficiary.
2. any person or organization that gets an advantage or help from something:
• Oil companies were the main beneficiaries of the budget.
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beneficiary UK US /ˌbenɪˈfɪʃəri/ noun [C] (plural beneficiaries)
► a person or group that receives money, advantages, help, etc. from something: beneficiary of sth »
London will be the beneficiary of investment in its transport system.
»They were the beneficiaries of free education.
► LAW, INSURANCE a person who receives money or property from someone who has died: beneficiary of sth »
Her husband was the sole beneficiary of her life insurance policy.
»He designated her the beneficiary of half his estate.
beneficiary under sth »One of the beneficiaries under his will was his business partner.
► LAW, INSURANCE, FINANCE a person or group that receives payments from a pension plan, insurance policy, trust, etc.: beneficiary of sth »
The family are beneficiaries of a trust which owns a number of properties around the world.
Financial and business terms. 2012.