How to Pronounce "heirs"
word
ˈɛɹz
AIRZ
ˈeəz
AIRZ
Definition
People who have the legal right to receive the property, money, or title of someone who has died. Sometimes used more generally for people who will continue someone’s work or position.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɛɹz
British English
ˈeəz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
AIRZ
UK
AIRZ
Listen in Context
The king's heirs will receive the crown.
After their father died, the children became his heirs.
The lawyer read the will to the heirs.
Only two heirs showed up for the meeting about the old house.