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beneficiado

beneficiary

noun beh-neh-fee-SYAH-doh Rare

Usage Note

Beneficiado is the past participle of beneficiar used as a noun: a person who benefits from something, especially in legal, financial, or social-policy contexts (los beneficiados del programa). The feminine form is beneficiada. In informal speech beneficiario is the more common synonym; beneficiado appears mostly in formal reports and legal language.

Examples

"Los beneficiados recibirán el pago en marzo."

Natural Translation

The beneficiaries will receive the payment in March.

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