estate duty

British  

noun

1. another name for death duty

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Example Sentences

Conservative MP Sir Edward Leigh said: "Why should siblings who've lived together for years have to pay estate duty when one dies?"

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2018

By the Finance Act 1894 property of which the deceased had a general power of appointment is subject to the payment of estate duty, even though the power has not been exercised.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various

When the estate duty has been paid no further duty is chargeable on property comprised in the estate which passes to lineal relations of the deceased.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various

In close relation with the income-tax is the estate duty, with its adjuncts of Legacy and Succession Duties.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" by Various

His heirs claim the stock, but the English brokers refuse to hand it over unless the English estate duty, which is claimed by the officials of the Inland Revenue, has first been paid.

From International Incidents for Discussion in Conversation Classes by Oppenheim, L. (Lassa)