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Definition of death duty noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

death duty

noun
 
/ˈdeθ djuːti/
 
/ˈdeθ duːti/
[usually plural] (British English, old-fashioned)
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  1. inheritance tax (= tax that you must pay on the money or property that you receive from somebody when they die)
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