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inheritance

[in-her-i-tuhns] / ɪnˈhɛr ɪ təns /
NOUN
possession gained through someone's death
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Some may argue that witholding your own wealth to protect an inheritance at the expense of the public purse is wrong.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

Some people believe if the transfer happened at least seven years prior the assessment, it will not be counted, but that is a myth linked to the rules on inheritance tax.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

In each case, the inheritance followed the form.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

In an austere look at the price of lies, Ms. Hüller plays a 17th-century European woman who first poses as a male soldier and then claims the inheritance of a dead man.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Thanks to the money from Parker’s inheritance, she was able to put her other projects aside to focus on her “Anne C. Miller” novel.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

To simplify inheritances, many IRA owners like to leave tax-free Roth accounts to their heirs, giving them up to 10 years to withdraw the Roth funds with no required payouts.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Throughout their 20s, both men lived off allowances and inheritances from their families.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

I am loath to disclaim the power that comes with symbols such as the flag, words such as freedom, and the attachments that adhere to foundational inheritances such as, yes, the Constitution.

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

Perhaps the answer could be some combination of taxing gains at death and taxing inheritances under the federal income tax, as recently advocated by my colleague Ray Madoff.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

The Randall sons managed their inheritances according to their temperaments.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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