American English
/ˌbɛ.nəˈfɪ.ʃiˌɛɹ.i/
6 syllables · Stress the third syllable.
A person or organization chosen to receive money or property from a will, insurance policy, retirement account, or trust.
Practice out loudA person or organization chosen to receive money or property from a will, insurance policy, retirement account, or trust.
She is the beneficiary of her father's life-insurance policy.
He named his daughter as the beneficiary of his retirement account.
named beneficiary · primary beneficiary · life-insurance beneficiary · beneficiary of a trust
the beneficiary of + [a will, policy, account, or trust]
name + [someone] + as + the beneficiary
A person or group that receives help or gains an advantage from a plan, service, or change.
Small businesses were the main beneficiaries of the new tax program.
Local families will be beneficiaries of the housing project.
direct beneficiary · main beneficiary · beneficiary of a program
be + a beneficiary of + [a program or service]
the beneficiaries of + [a plan, agreement, or change]
to officially choose who will receive money or property
You can designate a beneficiary for your retirement account.
to officially choose someone to receive money or property
She named her sister as a beneficiary.
The plural is beneficiaries, not beneficiarys.