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- DictionaryIn·her·it·ance/inˈherəd(ə)ns/
noun
- 1. a thing that is inherited: "he came into a comfortable inheritance"
noun. something that is or may be inherited; property passing at the owner's death to the heir or those entitled to succeed; legacy. Synonyms: bequest, patrimony. the genetic characters transmitted from parent to offspring, taken collectively.
inheritance. noun. /ɪnˈherɪtəns/. /ɪnˈherɪtəns/. [countable, uncountable] the money, property, etc. that you receive from somebody when they die; the fact of receiving something when somebody dies. She spent all her inheritance in a year. The title passes by inheritance to the eldest son.
money or possessions that someone gives you when they die: Nick has sold off much of his inheritance. (Definition of inheritance from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of inheritance. in Chinese (Traditional) 繼承, 繼承的遺產, 品質… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 继承, 继承的遗产, 品质… See more. in Spanish.
inheritance is the common term for property or any possession that comes to an heir: He received the farm as an inheritance from his parents. heritage indicates something that is bequeathed to a subsequent generation by an individual or by society: our cultural heritage from Greece and Rome.
Define inheritance. inheritance synonyms, inheritance pronunciation, inheritance translation, English dictionary definition of inheritance. n. 1. a. The action of inheriting something: the inheritance of property from a relative. b. Something inherited or to be inherited: Her inheritance...
1. : something that is or may be inherited. 2. a. : the act of inheriting property. b. : the reception of genetic qualities by transmission from parent to offspring. c. : the acquisition of a possession, condition, or trait from past generations.
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An inheritance is money or property that you receive from someone who has died. 2. If you get something such as a job, problem, or attitude from someone who used to have it, you can refer to this as an inheritance .
