inheritance (ɪnˈhɛrɪtəns
)
Definitions
noun
- law
- hereditary succession to an estate, title, etc
- the right of an heir to succeed to property on the death of an ancestor
- something that may legally be transmitted to an heir
- the act of inheriting
- something inherited; heritage
- the derivation of characteristics of one generation from an earlier one by heredity
- obsolete hereditary rights
Synonyms
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- British English:
inheritance
An inheritance is money or property which you receive from someone who is dead....families fighting over their inheritance.ɪnˈhɛrɪtəns NOUN ...families fighting over their inheritance.
- Spanish:
herencia
nm
- French:
héritage
nm
- German:
Erbschaft
nf
- Chinese: 遗产 n
- Arabic: مِيرَاثٌ n
- Portuguese: herança nf
- Russian: наследие nnt
- Croatian: nasljedstvo nnt
- Czech: dědictví nnt
- Danish: arv nutr
- Dutch: erfenis nf
- Finnish: perintö n
- Greek: κληρονομιά nf
- Italian: eredità nf
- Japanese: 相続 n
- Korean: 상속 n
- Norwegian: arv nm
- Polish: dziedzictwo nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: herança nf
- European Spanish:
herencia
nm
- Swedish: arv nnt
- Thai: มรดก n
- Turkish: miras n
- Vietnamese: quyền thừa kế n
Usage examples
Emerald takes your man, you relieve her of her inheritance.
, Yellow Bird (1993)Caught themselves in the huge rise in the cost of owner-occupation, they may well have reasonably expected some relief through inheritance.
Country Life (2004)On the other hand, if you feel normal, you can disregard the circles and blame them on your inheritance.
Ottawa Sun (2003)The economy is strong - for the moment - largely thanks to the Tory inheritance.
Sun, News of the World (2002)He gets his inheritance then, all the money his father left him.
, WALKING BACK TO HAPPINESS (2002)