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  • 1.1 Etymology
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    • 1.3.1 Antonyms
    • 1.3.2 Derived terms
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[edit] WOTD – 21 January 2010

Etymology

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From Latin beneficiarius (“enjoying a favor, granted a privilege”) from beneficium (“benefit”), perhaps via or influenced by French bénéficiaire (“beneficiary”). Indirectly, by way of the etymology of the Latin word beneficium, the English word beneficiary ultimately has the same origin as the English word benefactor, its near antonym.

Pronunciation

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• (UK) IPA(key): /ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.əɹ.i/, /ˌbɛn.əˈfɪʃ.əɹ.i/
• (US) IPA(key): /ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.ɚ.i/, /bɛn.əˈfɪʃ.iˌɚ.i/

• Audio (General Australian):

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Noun

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beneficiary (plural beneficiaries)

1. One who benefits or receives an advantage. You are the lucky beneficiary of this special offer.
   • 2012 September 7, Dominic Fifield, “England start World Cup campaign with five-goal romp against Moldova”, in The Guardian‎[1], archived from the original on 2 December 2024:The most obvious beneficiary of the visitors' superiority was Frank Lampard. By the end of the night he was perched 13th in the list of England's most prolific goalscorers, having leapfrogged Sir Geoff Hurst to score his 24th and 25th international goals. No other player has managed more than the Chelsea midfielder's 11 in World Cup qualification ties, with this a display to roll back the years.
   • 2017 March 9, Jeanne Sahadi, “Lawyers fear Trump may kill legal aid funding for the poor”, in CNN Business‎[2], archived from the original on 5 May 2025:LSC provides grants to nonprofits nationwide that in turn provide civil legal aid to those who otherwise can't afford it. The beneficiaries of LSC funding include homeless veterans, low-income workers and victims of domestic abuse.
2. (especially trust law) One who benefits from the distribution, especially out of a trust or estate. If any beneficiary does not survive the settlor for a period of 30 days then the trustee shall distribute that beneficiary’s share to the surviving beneficiaries by right of representation.
   • 2020, Katharina Pistor, “2: Coding Land”, in The Code of Capital […] , Princeton University Press, →ISBN:In a second step, the rights to the asset are divided between the trustee, who holds formal title, and the beneficiary, who receives the (future) economic interest.
3. (insurance) One who benefits from the payout of an insurance policy.

Antonyms

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• maleficiary

Derived terms

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• beneficiaryship
• nonbeneficiary

Related terms

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• benefactor (near antonym)
• benefactress (near antonym)

Translations

[edit] one who receives an advantage

Arabic: مُسْتَفِيد m (mustafīd) Bulgarian: please add this translation if you can Catalan: beneficiari m Finnish: edunsaaja (fi) (in insurance etc.), hyödynsaaja, hyötyjä (fi), vastaanottaja (fi) French: bénéficiaire (fr) m or f German: Begünstigter (de) m, Nutznießer (de) m, Nutzenzieher m, Vorteilsnehmer m Hungarian: kedvezményezett (hu) Italian: beneficiario (it) m, beneficiaria (it) f Luxembourgish: Beneficiaire m Polish: beneficjent (pl) m, beneficjant m Russian: выгодоприобрета́тель (ru) m (vygodopriobretátelʹ), выгодоприобрета́тельница f (vygodopriobretátelʹnica), бенефициа́р (ru) m (beneficiár), выгодополуча́тель (ru) m (vygodopolučátelʹ), выгодополуча́тельница f (vygodopolučátelʹnica) Serbo-Croatian: Latin: korisnik (sh) m, korisnica (sh) f, beneficijar m Spanish: beneficiario (es) m, beneficiaria f Ukrainian: бенефіціа́р m (beneficiár) Welsh: buddiolwr m Yiddish: באַקומער m (bakumer)

one who benefits from the distribution, especially of an estate

Bulgarian: please add this translation if you can Catalan: beneficiari m Chinese: Mandarin: 受益人 (zh) (shòuyìrén) Danish: please add this translation if you can Dutch: begunstigde (nl) m or f Finnish: perillinen (fi) (estate); edunsaaja (fi) (general) French: bénéficiaire (fr) m or f German: Nutznießer (de) m, Nutznießerin (de) f Hungarian: haszonélvező (hu) Norman: ayant-drouait m Polish: beneficjent (pl) m, beneficjant m Portuguese: beneficiário (pt) m, beneficiado (pt) m Russian: бенефициа́р (ru) m (beneficiár), выгодоприобрета́тель (ru) m (vygodopriobretátelʹ), выгодоприобрета́тельница f (vygodopriobretátelʹnica), бенефициа́рий (ru) m (beneficiárij) Serbo-Croatian: Latin: beneficijar m Slovene: upravičenec m, upravičenka f, koristnik m, koristnica f Spanish: beneficiario (es) m Swedish: förmånstagare (sv) c Telugu: లబ్ధిదారుడు (labdhidāruḍu) Welsh: cymyndderbyniwr m

one who benefits from the payout of an insurance policy

Bulgarian: бенефициент (bg) m (beneficient) Chinese: Mandarin: 受益人 (zh) (shòuyìrén) Ukrainian: вигодонабува́ч m (vyhodonabuváč)

See also

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• settlor
• trustee

Adjective

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beneficiary (not comparable)

1. Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent and secondary possession.
   • a. 1627 (date written), Francis [Bacon], “Considerations Touching a Warre with Spaine. […]”, in William Rawley, editor, Certaine Miscellany Works of the Right Honourable Francis Lo. Verulam, Viscount S. Alban. […], London: […] I. Hauiland for Humphrey Robinson, […], published 1629, →OCLC:a feudatory or beneficiary king of England
2. Bestowed as a gratuity. beneficiary gifts

Translations

[edit] holding office in suordination to another

Bulgarian: please add this translation if you can

bestowed as a gratuity

Bulgarian: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

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• beneficiary on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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