Beneficiary vs Successor - What's the difference?
beneficiary | successor | Synonyms |
One who benefits or receives an advantage.
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(legal) One who benefits from the distribution, especially of an estate.
Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent and secondary possession.
* Francis Bacon
Bestowed as a gratuity.
A person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.
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The next heir in order or succession.
A person who inherits a title or office.
(arithmetic, set theory) The integer, ordinal number or cardinal number immediately following another.
Beneficiary is a synonym of successor.
As nouns the difference between beneficiary and successor
is that beneficiary is one who benefits or receives an advantage while successor is a person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.As an adjective beneficiary
is holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent and secondary possession.beneficiary
English
Noun
(beneficiaries)- You are the lucky beneficiary of this special offer.
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- 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.
Adjective
(-)- a feudatory or beneficiary king of England
- beneficiary gifts
See also
* (wikipedia "beneficiary")successor
English
(wikipedia successor)Alternative forms
* successour (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- George W. Bush was successor to Bill Clinton as President of the US.
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