as in legacies
something that is or may be inherited
a keen sense of humor was her inheritance from her mother
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Recent Examples of inheritances
Countless horror stories exist of squandered inheritances, bitter legal battles, and feuds that last generations over a single ceramic rooster that Grandma apparently promised to multiple grandchildren.
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Ashley Case, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
More importantly, the proceeds were excluded from gross income by Internal Revenue Code Section 102 (which allows inheritances to be excluded from income).
—Bruce Brumberg, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
In the wake of her mother Elizabeth's (Connie Britton) death, Alex (Sofia Carson) and her brothers were each left with a few surprise inheritances.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
One reason why Black households receive fewer and smaller inheritances is that Black Americans are less likely to have a will, according to research by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
But productive inheritances are the opposite of Ibsen’s story.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2025
Our research and clinical experiences reveal that such estrangements often happen because of specific situational factors, such as financial conflicts or problems with family businesses, wills and inheritances, rather than a long history of family dysfunction or abusive parenting.
—Joshua Coleman, Scientific American, 3 Mar. 2025
The rising wealth held by women around the world, from higher earnings, entrepreneurship and inheritances, is also reshaping the company’s client base.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025
This could include income from investments, inheritances, Social Security benefits, rental income or child support payments.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2025
Ashley Case, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
More importantly, the proceeds were excluded from gross income by Internal Revenue Code Section 102 (which allows inheritances to be excluded from income).
—Bruce Brumberg, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
In the wake of her mother Elizabeth's (Connie Britton) death, Alex (Sofia Carson) and her brothers were each left with a few surprise inheritances.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
One reason why Black households receive fewer and smaller inheritances is that Black Americans are less likely to have a will, according to research by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
But productive inheritances are the opposite of Ibsen’s story.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2025
Our research and clinical experiences reveal that such estrangements often happen because of specific situational factors, such as financial conflicts or problems with family businesses, wills and inheritances, rather than a long history of family dysfunction or abusive parenting.
—Joshua Coleman, Scientific American, 3 Mar. 2025
The rising wealth held by women around the world, from higher earnings, entrepreneurship and inheritances, is also reshaping the company’s client base.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025
This could include income from investments, inheritances, Social Security benefits, rental income or child support payments.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Inheritances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inheritances. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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