death tax

death tax
noun Date: 1937 a tax arising on the transmission of property after the owner's death; especially estate tax

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  • death tax — ➔ tax1 * * * death tax UK US noun [C or U] US ► TAX an amount of money that someone has to pay to the government when they receive money or property from someone who has recently died: »Some would like to see an end to death tax. → See also… …   Financial and business terms

  • death tax — n: a tax assessed on the transfer of property (as an estate, inheritance, legacy, or succession) after the transferor s death compare estate tax, generation skipping transfer tax, gift tax Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of …   Law dictionary

  • death tax — death′ tax n. 1) law estate tax 2) law inheritance tax • Etymology: 1935–40 …   From formal English to slang

  • death tax — death ,tax noun count AMERICAN INHERITANCE TAX …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • death tax — n. INHERITANCE TAX …   English World dictionary

  • death tax — noun a tax on the estate of the deceased person • Syn: ↑inheritance tax, ↑estate tax, ↑death duty • Hypernyms: ↑transfer tax * * * noun : a tax arising on the transmission of property (as an estate, inheritance …   Useful english dictionary

  • death tax — 1. See estate tax. 2. See inheritance tax. [1935 40] * * * …   Universalium

  • death tax — noun A misnomer for inheritance tax used by proponents of its abolition …   Wiktionary

  • death tax — noun US term for inheritance tax …   English new terms dictionary

  • death tax — / deθ tæks/ noun same as death duty …   Dictionary of banking and finance

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