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inheritance tax

in·her·it·ance tax
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-her-i-tuh ns taks]
    • /ɪnˈhɛr ɪ təns tæks/
    • /ɪnˈher.ɪ.təns tæks/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-her-i-tuh ns taks]
    • /ɪnˈhɛr ɪ təns tæks/

Definitions of inheritance tax words

  • noun inheritance tax a tax levied on the right of an heir to receive a decedent's property, the rate being a percentage of the value of the property. 1
  • noun inheritance tax law: tax on inherited property 1
  • countable noun inheritance tax An inheritance tax is a tax which has to be paid on the money and property of someone who has died. 0
  • noun inheritance tax (in Britain) a tax introduced in 1986 to replace capital transfer tax, consisting of a percentage levied on that part of an inheritance exceeding a specified allowance, and scaled charges on gifts made within seven years of death 0
  • noun inheritance tax (in the US) a state tax imposed on an inheritance according to its size and the relationship of the beneficiary to the deceased 0
  • noun inheritance tax a tax levied by the state upon the right of a beneficiary to receive the property of a deceased person 0
See all 7 definitions of inheritance tax

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Origin of inheritance tax

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45

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Parts of speech for Inheritance tax

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Inheritance tax

inheritance tax popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for inheritance tax

noun inheritance tax

  • death tax — a tax on money or property that a person inherits
  • death duty — a tax on property inheritances: in Britain, replaced in 1975 by capital transfer tax and since 1986 by inheritance tax
All 2 Synonyms of inheritance tax

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