From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Finance, Microbes, genetics, biocheminheritancein‧her‧i‧tance /ɪnˈherətəns/ ●○○ noun1[countable, uncountable]BFGET money, property etc that you receive from someone who has died
Lucinda has to fight for her life and her inheritance in this gripping novel.2[uncountable]physical or mentalqualities that you inherit from your family
Our genetic inheritance cannot be changed.3[uncountable]SHPAST ideas, skills, literature etc from the past that influence people in the present
ideas that have become part of our cultural inheritanceExamples from the Corpusinheritance• Garth doesn't work; he just lives off his inheritance.• our literaryinheritanceFrom Longman Business Dictionaryinheritancein‧her‧i‧tance /ɪnˈherətəns/ noun [countable, uncountable]LAWmoney, property, or other things that become yours after someone has diedpeople who suddenly have large lump sums to invest, perhaps from an inheritance
