Synonyms for be quest
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : bih-kwest |
Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈkwɛst |
Top 10 synonyms for be quest Other synonyms for the word be quest
- a hand
- accord
- action
- admission
- afford
- alimony
- allocation
- allot
- allotment
- alms
- ante up
- apportion
- apportionment
- arrangement
- array
- assets
- assign
- assignment
- assortment
- award
- belongings
- benefaction
- beneficence
- benefit
- bequeath
- bequeathal
- bequeathment
- bestow
- bestowal
- birthright
- bite
- boon
- bounty
- capital
- cede
- charity
- chattels
- chip in
- claim
- come through
- commission
- commit
- concession
- confer
- confide
- consign
- consignment
- contribution
- control
- convention
- conveyance
- courtesy
- culture
- custom
- cut
- cut off
- declaration
- decree
- demise
- determination
- device
- devisal
- devise
- devote
- directions
- disherit
- disinherit
- dispensation
- dispense
- disposition
- distribution
- division
- do one's part
- dole
- dole out
- donation
- dower
- dowry
- due
- earthly possessions
- effects
- effectuation
- end
- endow
- endowment
- enrich
- entrust
- estate
- fairing
- fashion
- favor
- fee
- fellowship
- financial aid
- fortune
- fund
- funding
- furnish
- gift
- gifting
- give
- give away
- give over
- giveaway
- go Dutch
- goodie
- goods
- grant
- gratuity
- grouping
- hand
- hand down
- hand out
- hand-me-down
- handout
- heirloom
- heirship
- help
- helping hand
- heritage
- heritance
- honorarium
- income
- indemnity
- inheritance
- insistence
- instructions
- interest
- kick in
- lagniapp
- lagniappe
- largess
- largesse
- leave
- leave behind
- legacy
- legate
- libation
- lot
- lump
- measure
- nest egg
- oblation
- offering
- offertory
- order
- ordering
- part
- pass on
- patrimony
- pay
- payment
- pension
- philanthropy
- piece
- pitch in
- pittance
- placing
- pony up
- portion
- position
- premium
- present
- presentation
- primogeniture
- privilege
- prize
- probate
- proffer
- property
- provision
- quantity
- quota
- ration
- recompense
- refer
- relief
- remembrance
- remittance
- revenue
- reversion
- reward
- right
- sacrifice
- salary
- scholarship
- sequence
- settlement
- share
- slice
- souvenir
- stake
- stint
- stipend
- subscribe
- subscription
- subsidization
- subsidize
- subsidy
- substance
- subvention
- supply
- support
- sweeten the kitty
- taste
- tender
- testament
- throwback
- tip
- token
- tradition
- transfer
- transmit
- tribute
- trust
- wage
- will
- winding up
- write-off
Définition of be quest
Origin :- c.1300, "act of bequeathing," from be- + *cwis, *cwiss "saying" (related to quoth; from Proto-Germanic *kwessiz; cf. bequeath), with excrescent -t. Meaning "that which is bequeathed" is recorded from late 15c.
- As in inheritance : noun possession gained through someone's death
- As in legacy : noun inheritance, heritage
- As in subsidy : noun money given to help another
- As in bequest : noun something given in will
- As in will : noun last wishes; command
- As in birthright : noun heritage
- As in handsel : noun gift
- As in subvention : noun grant
- As in transferal : noun grant
- As in disposal : noun conclusion, settlement of situation
- As in donation : noun gift
- As in endowment : noun large gift
- As in allowance : noun amount of money or other supply
- As in estate : noun person's possessions, property, wealth
- As in gift : noun something given freely, for no recompense
- As in grant : noun allowance, gift
- As in heirloom : noun something inherited, often antique
- As in heritage : noun person's background, tradition
- As in leave : verb give, especially after death
- As in will : verb give, bequeath to another
- As in contribute : verb donate, provide
Antonyms for be quest
- beginning
- blockage
- care
- come
- continue
- counteract
- debt
- denial
- disadvantage
- disagree
- disapprove
- drawback
- forfeit
- go
- harm
- hindrance
- hold
- hurt
- inability
- injury
- keep
- keeping
- loss
- maintain
- neglect
- obstruction
- oppose
- pass
- penalty
- poverty
- receive
- refusal
- refuse
- repudiation
- retain
- retention
- shun
- start
- stop
- subtract
- take
- take away
- taking
- weakness
- whole
- withdraw
- withhold
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