estate tax

noun

: 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

Full Definition of ESTATE TAX

: a tax in the form of a percentage of the taxable estate that is imposed on a property owner's right to transfer the property to others after his or her death — compare inheritance tax 1

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First Known Use of ESTATE TAX

1928

Rhymes with ESTATE TAX

battle-ax, direct tax, disclimax, hidden tax, income tax, Japan wax, mineral wax, minimax, nuisance tax, parallax, prothorax, sealing wax, single tax, supertax, telefax, to the max

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