death tax
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5.9
- noun
- /dɛθ tæks/
- US
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impuesto sobre sucesiones
- Many people believe that the death tax unfairly burdens grieving families during a difficult time.
- eliminate the death tax
- repeal the death tax
- abolish the death tax
And sometimes you might hear of the the death tax or the estate tax.
- And sometimes you might hear of the the death tax or the estate tax.
Examples
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The high cost of the death tax—I don't like double taxation, but the death tax is usually triple taxation, and that makes a bad tax even worse.
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America's farmers and ranchers are about to take a huge hit, thanks to the death tax being reestablished on January one.
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And sometimes you might hear of the the death tax or the estate tax.
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Mother had everything me and Jon had, too, to start paying off her death taxes.
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Watch out for that death tax, King County ranchers...
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Ranchers, farmers brace for 'death tax' impact.
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I mean, we have an estate tax - death tax - that families who inherit must pay taxes on money the deceased already paid taxes on.
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Earlier this month, the House Ways and Means Committee included full repeal of the estate tax (a.k.a. the death tax) in their tax package.
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Changes to the death tax could significantly impact how estates are managed after someone's passing.
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Advocates for reform argue that the death tax disproportionately affects middle-class families inheriting modest estates.
Synonyms
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4.8
A tax on someone's money and property when they die before their family gets it
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4.3
A tax on money or property you receive when someone dies
A tax paid to the government on things a person owned when they died
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Morphology
Etymology
Death tax joins death and tax to create a strong image: a tax that happens because someone dies. So it means 'a tax on property or money left to heirs'.