Beneficiary (definition)

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A word whose underlying relationship with the main verb, or semantic role is that of receiving a benefit from the agent who performs the action or main verb in a sentence. Example: The barista made the drink for the man. In this sentence the man is benefiting from the action performed by the barista (the agent) in the sentence.

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http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsABeneficiaryAsASemanticR.htm

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