Definition of Estate tax

1. Noun. A tax on the estate of the deceased person.

Exact synonyms: Death Duty, Death Tax, Inheritance Tax
Generic synonyms: Transfer Tax

Definition of Estate tax

1. Noun. A tax based on the value of the property of a deceased person, and charged on the personal representatives of the deceased. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Estate Tax

estacade
estacades
estaminet
estaminets
estampede
estancia
estancias
estate
estate agent
estate car
estate cars
estate for life
estate in land
estate of the realm
estate sale
estate tax (current term)
estate taxes
estated
estates
estates for life
estates in land
estating
estazolam
estd.
este
esteem
esteem'd
esteemable
esteeme
esteemed

Literary usage of Estate tax

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1922)
"Internal revenue <s=2—estate tax not Invalid, as Interference with state's powers. The tax imposed by Act Sept. 8. 1916, c. 463, tit. ..."

2. Denmark (2006)
"Real estate tax rate that would imply neutrality uis-d-uis financial investment Per cent Note: For income from shares, the low tax rate is paid for annual ..."

3. General Explanation of Tax Legislation Enacted in 1998: Report of the Joint edited by William Roth, Bill Archer (2000)
"Gifts may not be revalued for estate tax purposes after expiration of ... Similarly, the estate tax is computed by determining the tax on the sum of the ..."

4. Maintaining Budgetary Discipline: Spending and Revenue Options edited by Sherry Snyder (1999)
"One form of wealth transfer gets preferential treatment under the estate tax: payouts on life insurance policies are not counted as transferred wealth if ..."

5. A Treatise on the Power of Taxation, State and Federal, in the United States by Frederick Newton Judson (1917)
"The Federal Inheritance Tax, or estate tax, as it is called, ... estate tax.i Sec. 200. That when used in this title— The term "person" includes ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Estate tax on Dictionary.com!Search for Estate tax on Thesaurus.com!Search for Estate tax on Google!Search for Estate tax on Wikipedia!

Search

Translations