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    [Noun]  | "ben*e*fi*cia*ry" | \ ˌbe-nə-ˈfi-shē-ˌer-ē \


    1: a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something

    2: the person designated to receive the income of an estate that is subject to a trust

    3: the person named (as in an insurance policy) to receive proceeds or benefits


    Origin: 1627 ;

     See: {benefice };

    [Noun]  | "beneficiary" 


    1: someone who inherits something when someone dies;


      * e.g., " ... He named his only child as the beneficiary on his life insurance policy. "



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     [ "beneficiary" ]

    1: one who benefits from something; a person who is left money or other property in a will or the like

      * e.g.,  ... man this dude is beneficiary just like sacagawea 

     [ "Beneficiaries" ]

    1: Another term for Hispanic children.

      * e.g.,  ... Those little beneficiaries. 

     [ "reciprocal beneficiary" ]

    1: A reciprocal beneficiary is a type of legal arrangement that is offered in some states, such as Hawaii, whereby two non-married people can assign some, but not all, of the rights of married couples to one another.

      * e.g.,  ... John and Matt were a gay couple in Hawaii, but could not legally marry each other or form a civil union/domestic partnership. So Matt designated John as his reciprocal beneficiary to at least get a few rights. 

     [ "Secondary Beneficiary" ]

    1: When someone orders food that's shareable but meant for only that one person, moochers who want some part/portion for themselves call "secondary beneficiary" like one would call "shotgun" to claim a seat in a vehicle, when preparing for a ride. Roommates, friends, and family are notorious for such moochery.

      * e.g.,  ... Christine ordered a pizza for herself and tried to keep quiet about it. As soon as it arrived at her house, her little brother called secondary beneficiary. 

     [ "Beneficiary cookbook" ]

    1: An unhealthy eating cookbook for people who want to see their inheritance sooner so they feed their relatives food from such cookbook. Meant to be a joke but very insensitive and sickening.

      * e.g.,  ... John: I can't stand your mother. She says all these racist terms for Jewish people or Black people and calls people out when she sits on the porch. Totally embarrassing. Sally: Yes I know. Regardless, I want to take care of her. John: I know. You're a good daughter but perhaps it would be best if we would feed her from the beneficiary cookbook. Sally: What the hell? That's my mother you're talking about, you asshole. 

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