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someone who inherits something when someone dies
He named his only child as the beneficiary on his life insurance policy.
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Recent Examples of beneficiaries
And when the insured person dies, all of the policy value goes to the beneficiaries tax-free.
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Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The other group of people who have to take RMDs annually are the beneficiaries of a deceased person’s retirement accounts.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
The bill would allow unemployment beneficiaries to receive benefits for 26 weeks, up from the current 20 weeks under state law.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024
Murdoch's attorneys argued that the move was in the financial interest of all of the trust's beneficiaries.
—Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
The next biggest beneficiaries of the artificial intelligence trade could be the less-obvious names stealthily adopting new technologies, according to Nancy Tengler, CEO and chief investment officer of Laffer Tengler Investments.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
As of 2018, Medicare beneficiaries paid just $17 on average for a generic prescription.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The Direct Express program is a prepaid card that beneficiaries of Social Security and other federal programs can use to pay for expenses including groceries and gas.
—Kristian Burt, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
The insurers, which are paid by the federal government to provide Medicare services to enrollees, have at times delayed or denied beneficiaries’ access to medical care – even though the requests met Medicare coverage rules, according to a 2022 report from HHS’ inspector general’s office.
—Tami Luhby, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
The other group of people who have to take RMDs annually are the beneficiaries of a deceased person’s retirement accounts.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
The bill would allow unemployment beneficiaries to receive benefits for 26 weeks, up from the current 20 weeks under state law.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024
Murdoch's attorneys argued that the move was in the financial interest of all of the trust's beneficiaries.
—Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
The next biggest beneficiaries of the artificial intelligence trade could be the less-obvious names stealthily adopting new technologies, according to Nancy Tengler, CEO and chief investment officer of Laffer Tengler Investments.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
As of 2018, Medicare beneficiaries paid just $17 on average for a generic prescription.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The Direct Express program is a prepaid card that beneficiaries of Social Security and other federal programs can use to pay for expenses including groceries and gas.
—Kristian Burt, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
The insurers, which are paid by the federal government to provide Medicare services to enrollees, have at times delayed or denied beneficiaries’ access to medical care – even though the requests met Medicare coverage rules, according to a 2022 report from HHS’ inspector general’s office.
—Tami Luhby, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Beneficiaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beneficiaries. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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