DONEE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The recipient of funds or other benefits

Synonyms:

beneficiary; donee

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("donee" is a kind of...):

receiver; recipient (a person who receives something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "donee"):

co-beneficiary (one of two or more beneficiaries of the same benefit)

devisee (someone to whom property (especially realty) is devised by will)

legatee (someone to whom a legacy is bequeathed)

pensionary; pensioner (the beneficiary of a pension fund)