estate tax
noun
: 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 their death compare inheritance tax sense 1
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By eschewing salaries, lobbying Congress to gut the estate tax, and contriving elaborate writeoffs and work-arounds, the very rich have placed much of their wealth beyond the reach of the state.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
The estate tax has many provisions to protect family farms and businesses.
—Ray Madoff, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
Some states also have a state-level estate tax.
—Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2025
Democrats have long argued that the estate tax helps curb intergenerational wealth concentration and had pushed to cut the exemption in half.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
The estate tax has many provisions to protect family farms and businesses.
—Ray Madoff, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
Some states also have a state-level estate tax.
—Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2025
Democrats have long argued that the estate tax helps curb intergenerational wealth concentration and had pushed to cut the exemption in half.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for estate tax
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“Estate tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/estate%20tax. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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