1. people who receive money, property, or other benefits from a will, insurance policy, or trust
Usage: legal
2. people who receive help, advantages, or profits from something

Examples

• The beneficiaries of the will included his three children and two grandchildren.
• She named her sister as the primary beneficiary of her life insurance policy.
• The scholarship program helps beneficiaries pay for college tuition.
• Local farmers were the main beneficiaries of the new irrigation project.
• The trust fund will distribute money to its beneficiaries when they turn 25.
• Children in low-income families are the intended beneficiaries of this program.
• The beneficiaries must provide identification to claim their inheritance.