estate tax
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of estate tax
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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She has enough assets and income to cover her expenses, and she lives in a state with a stiff estate tax.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Orlanda ranked first, driven in part by the tax-friendly status of the city and the state, which does not have a state income tax, an estate tax or inheritance tax, Lupo said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
The estate tax returns, federal and state, totaled some 4,000 pages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Federal estate tax generally should not apply to a house worth $1.5 million because the exemption is far higher than $1.5 million.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 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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