noun
a tax on the estate of the deceased person
• Syn: ↑inheritance tax, ↑death tax, ↑death duty
• Hypernyms: ↑transfer tax
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noun, pl ⋯ taxes [count, noncount]
: a tax that you pay on the money and other property that comes to you because someone has died : a tax on an estate that you inherit — called also (Brit) death duty (chiefly US) death tax
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.