[, ] ( IHT) (BrE alsoˈdeath ˌduty, old-fashioned ) in the UK, tax that is paid on the total value of the money and property of sb who has died遗产税（在英国，指以金钱和财产所有人死亡后遗留的财产为物件课征的税收）➡estate tax (NAmE alsoˈdeath tax, informal ) tax that you must pay on the value of the money or property that you receive from sb when they die继承税（继承死亡人遗留的金钱或财产所必须缴纳的税）