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death tax

NOUN
estate tax on a deceased person
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But Bond, from Llandaff North, said this premium felt like both a "penalty" and a "death tax".

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

There’s also a 40% death tax beyond £325,000 on estates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

He testified in Congress many times saying he was afraid that, with the death tax, his family was going to have to sell the Christmas tree farm.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025

Walter, asked during a deposition why Fred Trump chose not to make himself one of All County’s owners, replied, “He said because he would have to pay a death tax on it.”

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 2, 2018

Together, finally and most importantly, we went from the most punitive death tax in America to no death tax at all.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 9, 2018


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