estate tax

estate tax

noun

Definition of ESTATE TAX

: a tax in the form of a percentage of the taxable estate that is imposed on a property owner's right to transfer the property to others after his or her death — compare inheritance tax 1

First Known Use of ESTATE TAX

1928

Rhymes with ESTATE TAX

battle-ax, direct tax, disclimax, hidden tax, income tax, Japan wax, mineral wax, minimax, nuisance tax, parallax, prothorax, sealing wax, single tax, supertax, telefax, to the max