inheritance

CEFRB2

/ɪnˈhɛɹɪtəns/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Money, property, or qualities received from someone who has died.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    That which a person is entitled to inherit, by law or testament, such as the part of an estate (i.e., a portion).

Examples

  • He pissed away his inheritance on booze and loose women.

  • The Indo-European languages share various similarities as a result of their inheritance from a common ancestor.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The act or mechanism of inheriting; the state of having inherited.

  2. The passing of title to an estate upon death.

  3. The biological attributes passed hereditarily from ancestors to their offspring.

More examples

In context

  • She claims the inheritance.

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Origin

noun

Inherited from Middle English enheritaunce, inheritaunce, borrowed from Anglo-Norman, Old French enheritaunce, from enheriter. By surface analysis, inherit + -ance.