Oxford Dictionary English inheritance tax nounnoun BrE BrE//ɪnˈherɪtəns tæks// ; NAmE NAmE//ɪnˈherɪtəns tæks// (North American English also estate tax) [uncountable] Add to my wordlistjump to other resultstax that you must pay on the money or property that you receive from somebody when they dieSee inheritance tax in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: inheritance tax oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com