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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Democrats have long argued that the estate tax helps curb intergenerational wealth concentration and had pushed to cut the exemption in half.
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Scott Neuman, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
Reynolds, the former Putnam Investments CEO, cited the combination of the millionaire’s tax and the Massachusetts estate tax.
—Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Texas does not have these types of taxes, though there is a federal estate tax and there used to be a state inheritance tax that was eliminated in 2015.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
The Gem State doesn’t have gift or inheritance taxes, and its estate tax for deaths expired in 2004, according to the Idaho State Tax Commission.
—Idaho Statesman, 13 Oct. 2025
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Scott Neuman, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
Reynolds, the former Putnam Investments CEO, cited the combination of the millionaire’s tax and the Massachusetts estate tax.
—Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Texas does not have these types of taxes, though there is a federal estate tax and there used to be a state inheritance tax that was eliminated in 2015.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
The Gem State doesn’t have gift or inheritance taxes, and its estate tax for deaths expired in 2004, according to the Idaho State Tax Commission.
—Idaho Statesman, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Estate tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/estate%20tax. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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