Dependent vs. Beneficiary

Dependent vs. Beneficiary — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Dependent and Beneficiary

Dependentadjective

Relying upon; depending upon.

At that point I was dependent on financial aid for my tuition.

Beneficiarynoun

One who benefits or receives an advantage.

You are the lucky beneficiary of this special offer.

Dependentadjective

(statistics) Having a probability that is affected by the outcome of a separate event.

Beneficiarynoun

(legal) One who benefits from the distribution, especially of an estate.

If any beneficiary does not survive the Settlor for a period of 30 days then the Trustee shall distribute that beneficiary’s share to the surviving beneficiaries by right of representation.

Dependentadjective

Used in questions, negative sentences and after certain particles and prepositions.

Beneficiarynoun

(insurance) One who benefits from the payout of an insurance policy.

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Dependentadjective

(medicine) Affecting the lower part of the body, such as the legs while standing up, or the back while supine.

Beneficiaryadjective

Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent and secondary possession.

Dependentadjective

Hanging down.

a dependent bough or leaf

Beneficiaryadjective

Bestowed as a gratuity.

beneficiary gifts

Dependentnoun

(US) One who relies on another for support

With two children and an ailing mother, she had three dependents in all.

Beneficiarynoun

the recipient of funds or other benefits

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Dependentnoun

(grammar) An element in phrase or clause structure that is not the head. Includes complements, modifiers and determiners.

Beneficiarynoun

the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

Dependentnoun

(grammar) The aorist subjunctive or subjunctive perfective: a form of a verb not used independently but preceded by a particle to form the negative or a tense form. Found in Greek and in the Gaelic languages.

Beneficiaryadjective

having or arising from a benefice;

a beneficiary baron

Dependentnoun

a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)

Dependentadjective

not independent;

dependent children

Dependentadjective

contingent on something else

Dependentadjective

of a clause; unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence;

a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentencethe main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb

Dependentadjective

being under the power or sovereignty of another or others;

subject peoplesa dependent prince

Dependentadjective

addicted to a drug