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beneficial owner

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The person who takes all or most of the returns of a property's equity or monetary gains.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

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  • Finnish: tosiasiallinen edunsaaja — the person who takes all or most of the returns of a property's equity or monetary gains
  • French: bénéficiaire effectif — the person who takes all or most of the returns of a property's equity or monetary gains
  • German: Nießbraucher — the person who takes all or most of the returns of a property's equity or monetary gains
  • German: Nießbrauchsberechtigter — the person who takes all or most of the returns of a property's equity or monetary gains
  • German: Nutznießer — the person who takes all or most of the returns of a property's equity or monetary gains
  • Irish: úinéir tairbhiúil — the person who takes all or most of the returns of a property's equity or monetary gains
  • Russian: бенефициа́рный владе́лец (beneficiárnyj vladélec) — the person who takes all or most of the returns of a property's equity or monetary gains
  • Russian: бенефициа́рный со́бственник (beneficiárnyj sóbstvennik) — the person who takes all or most of the returns of a property's equity or monetary gains