receive by inheritance
1Inheritance — For other uses, see Inheritance (disambiguation) and Heir (disambiguation). William Hogarth s plate 1 from A Rake s Progress, The Young Heir Takes Possession Of The Miser s Effects as his inherita …
2Inheritance Cycle — The covers of the four books. Eragon Eldest Brisingr Inheritance Author …
3inheritance tax — n. a tax levied by the state upon the right of a beneficiary to receive the property of a deceased person …
4inheritance */*/ — UK [ɪnˈherɪt(ə)ns] / US noun Word forms inheritance : singular inheritance plural inheritances 1) a) [countable] property or money that you receive from someone when they die advice for people who have recently received an inheritance b)… …
5Inheritance tax — An inheritance tax or estate tax is a levy paid by a person who inherits money or property or a tax on the estate (total value of the money and property) of a person who has died.[1] In international tax law, there is a distinction between an… …
6inheritance — /in her i teuhns/, n. 1. something that is or may be inherited; property passing at the owner s death to the heir or those entitled to succeed; legacy. 2. the genetic characters transmitted from parent to offspring, taken collectively. 3.… …
7inheritance — in|her|i|tance [ ın herıtns ] noun ** 1. ) count property or money that you receive from someone when they die: advice for people who have recently received an inheritance a ) uncount the process of inheriting money or property: French laws of… …
8inheritance tax — a tax levied on the right of an heir to receive a decedent s property, the rate being a percentage of the value of the property. Also called death tax; Brit., death duty. Cf. estate tax. [1835 45] * * * Levy on the property accruing to each… …
9inheritance — noun 1 money/property ADJECTIVE ▪ large ▪ small ▪ rightful (literary) ▪ He accused his younger brother of trying to steal his rightful inheritance. VERB + INHERITANCE …
10inheritance — [[t]ɪnhe̱rɪt(ə)ns[/t]] inheritances 1) N VAR An inheritance is money or property which you receive from someone who has died. She feared losing her inheritance to her stepmother. 2) N COUNT: usu sing, with supp, oft with poss If you get something …
