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- Dictionaryin·her·it·ance/inˈherəd(ə)ns/
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- 1. a thing that is inherited: "he came into a comfortable inheritance" Similar
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INHERITANCE definition: 1. money or objects that someone gives you when they die: 2. a physical or mental characteristic…. Learn more.
noun. in· her· i· tance in-ˈher-ə-tən (t)s. -ˈhe-rə- Synonyms of inheritance. 1. : something that is or may be inherited. 2. a. : the act of inheriting property. b. : the reception of genetic qualities by transmission from parent to offspring. c. : the acquisition of a possession, condition, or trait from past generations. 3. a. : tradition. b.
a physical or mental characteristic inherited from your parents, or the process by which this happens: genetic inheritance. A particular gene is responsible for the inheritance of eye color. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
the genetic characters transmitted from parent to offspring, taken collectively. something, as a quality, characteristic, or other immaterial possession, received from progenitors or predecessors as if by succession: an inheritance of family pride.
Any money or property you receive after the death of a friend or relative is an inheritance. Your grandmother might have left you a small inheritance, but she left the bulk of her estate to her Chihuahua, Killer. A title that passes with death is also called an inheritance.
inheritance is the common term for property or any possession that comes to an heir: He received the farm as an inheritance from his parents. heritage indicates something that is bequeathed to a subsequent generation by an individual or by society: our cultural heritage from Greece and Rome.
noun. /ɪnˈherɪtəns/ [countable, uncountable] the money, property, etc. that you receive from somebody when they die; the fact of receiving something when somebody dies. She spent all her inheritance in a year. The title passes by inheritance to the eldest son. She came into (= received) her inheritance at eighteen. Collocations Finance.
INHERITANCE meaning: money or possessions that someone gives you when they die: . Learn more.
INHERITANCE meaning: 1 : money, property, etc., that is received from someone when that person dies; 2 : something from the past that is still important or valuable.
noun. /ɪnˈhɛrət̮əns/ [countable, usually singular, uncountable] the money, property, etc. that you receive from someone when they die; the fact of receiving something when someone dies She spent all her inheritance in a year. The title passes by inheritance to the eldest son. She came into (= received) her inheritance at eighteen.
