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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A tax imposed on the privilege of taking property by inheritance or the right of receiving property by will, and assessed on the value of the property.
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- noun A
tax based on the value of the property of adeceased person, and charged on the beneficiaries of theestate .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a tax on the estate of the deceased person
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