noun
a tax on the estate of the deceased person
• Syn: ↑inheritance tax, ↑estate tax, ↑death duty
• Hypernyms: ↑transfer tax
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noun : a tax arising on the transmission of property (as an estate, inheritance, legacy, succession) after the owner's death
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1. See estate tax.
2. See inheritance tax.
[1935-40]
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n. another term for , inheritance tax
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noun, pl ⋯ taxes [count]
chiefly US : ↑estate tax
Useful english dictionary. 2012.