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Noun: inheritance tax  in'he-ri-t(u)ns taks
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: death duty)
  1. A tax on the estate of the deceased person
    - estate tax, death tax, death duty

Derived forms: inheritance taxes

Type of: transfer tax

Encyclopedia: Inheritance tax