inheritance

noun/ɪnˈherɪtəns/CEFR B2

উত্তরাধিকার, পৈতৃক সম্পত্তি

Meaning

Money or property received from somebody who has died.

Example sentences

He used his inheritance to buy land.উত্তরাধিকারের টাকায় সে জমি কিনল।
The inheritance was divided equally.সম্পত্তি সমানভাবে ভাগ করা হলো।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: heritage, bequest

Similar words, and what each means

heritage
ঐতিহ্য, উত্তরাধিকার
The traditions, buildings, and culture that a society has from the past.
bequest
উইলসূত্রে প্রাপ্ত দান, উইলে দান
Money or property left to someone in a will.

Other English words for “উত্তরাধিকার, পৈতৃক সম্পত্তি”

heritage
The traditions, buildings, and culture that a society has from the past.
legacy
Money or property left in a will, or something handed down from the past.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

inheritverbউত্তরাধিকারসূত্রে পাওয়া
inheritornounউত্তরাধিকারী, ওয়ারিশ

“inheritance” elsewhere on EnglishBD

It is an elected body — a chairman, general members and reserved seats for women, all voted in — and it is the tier of government a citizen actually stands in front of for a birth registration, an inheritance certificate or a relief list.
union-council — dictionary →
The spendthrift wasted his inheritance in two years.
spendthrift — dictionary →

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“inheritance” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • উত্তরাধিকার, পৈতৃক সম্পত্তি
- • বাসমতী চাল
- • পলাতক অপরাধীকে ধরতে ব্যাপক তল্লাশি অভিযান
- • কালি
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উত্তরাধিকার, পৈতৃক সম্পত্তি — inheritance (noun) — উত্তরাধিকার, পৈতৃক সম্পত্তি. Money or property received from somebody who has died.
Which word is closest in meaning to “inheritance”?
- • heritage
- • canister
- • bedtime
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heritage — heritage — ঐতিহ্য, উত্তরাধিকার. The traditions, buildings, and culture that a society has from the past.

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