inheritancenoun [ C usually singular, U ]
uk/ɪnˈher.ɪ.təns/us/ɪnˈher.ɪ.təns/inheritance noun [ C usually singular, U ] (FROM DEAD PERSON)
C2 money or objects that someone gives you when they die:
The large inheritance from his aunt meant that he could buy his own boat.
At 21 she came into her inheritance (= it was given to her).
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Inheriting & bequeathing
- advance directive
- beneficiary
- bequeath
- bequest
- codicil
- cut
- heir apparent
- heiress
- heirloom
- inheritor
- intestate
- leave
- legacy
- pass
- probate
- residue
- settle sth on sb
- settle your affairs idiom
- survivor
- transfer
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inheritance noun [ C usually singular, U ] (QUALITY)
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 colour.
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Innate and congenital
- birth
- born
- born and bred idiom
- congenital
- descend
- descend from sth
- heritable
- inborn
- inbred
- inclined
- inherit
- innate
- instinct
- instinctive
- native
- natural
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