death duty

death du·ty

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [deth doo-tee, dyoo-]
- /dɛθ ˈdu ti, ˈdyu-/
- /deθ ˈdjuːti/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [deth doo-tee, dyoo-]
- /dɛθ ˈdu ti, ˈdyu-/

Definitions of death duty words

noun death duty a tax on property inheritances: in Britain, replaced in 1975 by capital transfer tax and since 1986 by inheritance tax 3
noun death duty inheritance tax 3
noun death duty inheritance tax. 1
noun death duty An inheritance tax or estate tax. 0

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Origin of death duty

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Death duty

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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death duty popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for death duty

noun death duty

inheritance tax — a tax levied on the right of an heir to receive a decedent's property, the rate being a percentage of the value of the property.
death tax — a tax on money or property that a person inherits

All 2 Synonyms of death duty