noun
a tax on the estate of the deceased person
• Syn: ↑inheritance tax, ↑estate tax, ↑death tax
• Hypernyms: ↑transfer tax
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noun chiefly Britain : death tax
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Brit.
See inheritance tax.
[1880-85]
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death duty noun
(often in pl) duty paid on inheritance of property (now replaced by ↑inheritance tax (see under ↑inherit))
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Main Entry: ↑death
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death duty,
British. an inheritance tax.
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noun, pl ⋯ duties [count]
Brit : ↑estate tax
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.