🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

beneficiario

Pronunciation / Transliteration: beneficiario

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Beneficiary/ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.i.er.i/
nounadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3420 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Los hijos son los beneficiarios de la póliza de seguro."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who derives advantage from something, especially a trust, will, or life insurance policy.

    "She was named the primary beneficiary of her uncle's estate."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'beneficiarius', meaning 'pertaining to a favor or benefit', based on 'beneficium' (benefit). It entered Middle French as 'bénéficiaire' before being adopted into English in the 17th century, originally relating to ecclesiastical benefices and later expanding broadly into legal and financial contexts.

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