estate tax
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of estate tax
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Texas does not impose a separate estate tax.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
The estate tax returns, federal and state, totaled some 4,000 pages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
But the strategy can also have significant benefits for people who aren’t worried about the estate tax now that the estate tax exemption is at $15 million per person or $30 million for couples.
From Barron's ● May 16, 2026
California is one of the many places without a state-level estate tax.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 27, 2026
She does not know how or where to join in when her children are talking about Woody Allen movies or real estate tax laws or somebody’s yoga class.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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