Phrase guide

inheritance tax

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a tax on the estate of the deceased person

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: estate tax, death tax, death duty

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: transfer tax

History

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: да́нък насле́дство (dánǎk naslédstvo) — tax on the property of the deceased
  • Bulgarian: да́нък върху насле́дствата (dánǎk vǎrhu naslédstvata) — tax on the property of the deceased
  • Chinese Mandarin: 遺產稅 /遗产税 (yíchǎnshuì) — tax on the property of the deceased
  • Dutch: erfbelasting — tax on the property of the deceased
  • Finnish: perintövero — tax on the property of the deceased
  • French: droits de succession — tax on the property of the deceased
  • German: Erbschaftsteuer — tax on the property of the deceased
  • German: Erbschaftssteuer — tax on the property of the deceased
  • Greek: φόρος κληρονομιάς (fóros klironomiás) — tax on the property of the deceased
  • Japanese: 相続税 (sōzokuzei) — tax on the property of the deceased
  • Māori: tāke matenga — tax on the property of the deceased
  • Russian: нало́г на насле́дство (nalóg na naslédstvo) — tax on the property of the deceased
  • Slovene: davek na nepremičnine — tax on the property of the deceased
  • Spanish: impuesto sucesorio — tax on the property of the deceased
  • Spanish: impuesto sobre sucesiones y donaciones — tax on the property of the deceased
  • Swedish: arvskatt — tax on the property of the deceased
  • Swedish: arvsskatt — tax on the property of the deceased
  • Tamil: வரி (vari) — tax on the property of the deceased