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death duty

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death duty noun
plural death duties
death duty
noun
plural death duties
Learner's definition of DEATH DUTY
[count] British

death duty

noun

chiefly British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Jennifer’s full line of death duty honors included the Fort Lauderdale police honor guard, and bagpipers and drummers from multiple municipalities. Chris Perkins, sun-sentinel.com, 20 Aug. 2021 Middle-class women learned to do it themselves; high taxation and death duties meant that big houses were divided or sold. Charlotte Mendelson, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2019 But such gifts still help reduce state death duties. Laura Saunders, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2018 In that case death duties would not be immediately payable, and the children’s education could be secured. The Economist, 12 Oct. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of death duty was in 1852

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