inheritance tax

noun

A tax based on the value of the property of a deceased person, and charged on the beneficiaries of the estate.

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death dutyestate taxdeath tax
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Meanings

nouninheritance tax (countable and uncountable, plural inheritance taxes)

plural inheritance taxes

  1. countableuncountableA tax based on the value of the property of a deceased person, and charged on the beneficiaries of the estate.

    Synonyms: death duty, estate tax

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA tax based on the value of the property of a deceased person, and charged on the beneficiaries of the estate.

Similar
death dutyestate tax

More synonyms by meaning

nouna tax on the estate of the deceased person

Similar
estate taxdeath taxdeath duty
Broader
transfer tax
Also see
death dutydeath taxestate tax

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian да́нък насле́дство, да́нък върху насле́дствата
  • да́нък насле́дство (dánăk naslédstvo)tax on the property of the deceased
  • да́нък върху насле́дствата (dánăk vărhu naslédstvata)tax on the property of the deceased
Chinese Mandarin 遺產稅 /遗产税
  • 遺產稅 /遗产税 (yíchǎnshuì)tax on the property of the deceased
Dutch erfbelasting
  • erfbelastingtax on the property of the deceased
Finnish perintövero
  • perintöverotax on the property of the deceased
French droits de succession
  • droits de successiontax on the property of the deceased
German Erbschaftsteuer, Erbschaftssteuer
  • Erbschaftsteuertax on the property of the deceased
  • Erbschaftssteuertax on the property of the deceased
Greek φόρος κληρονομιάς
  • φόρος κληρονομιάς (fóros klironomiás)tax on the property of the deceased
Japanese 相続税
  • 相続税 (sōzokuzei)tax on the property of the deceased
Māori tāke matenga
  • tāke matengatax on the property of the deceased
Polish podatek od spadku
  • podatek od spadkutax on the property of the deceased
Russian нало́г на насле́дство
  • нало́г на насле́дство (nalóg na naslédstvo)tax on the property of the deceased
Spanish impuesto sucesorio, impuesto sobre sucesiones y donaciones
  • impuesto sucesoriotax on the property of the deceased
  • impuesto sobre sucesiones y donacionestax on the property of the deceased
Swedish arvskatt, arvsskatt
  • arvskatttax on the property of the deceased
  • arvsskatttax on the property of the deceased
Tamil வரி
  • வரி (vari)tax on the property of the deceased
Cite this entry
APA

inheritance tax. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inheritance%20tax

MLA

“inheritance tax.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inheritance%20tax. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inheritance tax,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inheritance%20tax.

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