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WordBand 7–8Toofey picks
inheritance
/ɪnˈhɛrɪtəns/
noun
Money or property that you receive after a relative dies.
- “She used her inheritance to buy a small flat.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))