Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

death duty

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables
death -du-ty
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inheritance tax or estate tax.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

death duties (plural)

Synonyms

inheritance tax estate tax death tax

Questions

What does death duty mean?
An inheritance tax or estate tax.

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