Also, an independent contractor is generally one who has the opportunity to make a profit, or the risk of taking an out-of-pocket loss, while an employee generally does not have that opportunity nor does he take that risk.
Inheritance is the process wherein characteristics are inherited from ancestors. Similarly, in Java, a subclass inherits the characteristics (properties and methods) of its superclass (ancestor). For example, a vehicle is a superclass and a car is a subclass. The car (subclass) inherits all of the vehicleâs properties.
noun. The definition of inheritance is something passed down from your parents to you, or the act of receiving something passed down from your parents. When your parents leave you their home in their will, this is an example of your inheritance. The passing of title to an estate upon death. ( 2 countable) That which a person is entitled to inherit, by law or testament. ( 3 biology) The hereditary passing of biological attributes from ancestors to their offspring.