HOW TO PRONOUNCE
beneficiary
/ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃiˌɛɹi/
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Stress FISH in the middle.
The ci sounds like sh. Keep the following vowels light; they can be compressed in quicker speech.
6 syllables · Stress on syllable 3
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“He is named as a beneficiary in the will.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does beneficiary mean?
noun
- One who benefits or receives an advantage.
- One who benefits from the distribution, especially out of a trust or estate.
- One who benefits from the payout of an insurance policy.
More meanings (2)
adjective
- Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent and secondary possession.
- Bestowed as a gratuity.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃiˌɛɹi/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Other dictionary pronunciations
/ˌbɛn.ɪˈfɪʃ.ɚ.i//bɛn.əˈfɪʃ.iˌɚ.i/
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The statement of a partisan, especially if he be a beneficiary, must be taken with the usual allowance of salt.
Since then, this railroad has become the chief beneficiary of the art of telephony.
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Had he not, pondering obscurely upon "attention-compelling" copy and lay-out and type-face, in a corner of the Grey-Matter office, contributed to the triumphant prosperity and grace of this unconscious beneficiary?
By a will which Henri had made two months after his marriage his wife was his sole beneficiary, and this will was no sooner proved than the widow betook herself to Tarbes, where she speedily began to make full use of her fortune.