C1nounmoneylaw
US/ɪnˈher.ɪ.təns/
UK/ɪnˈher.ɪ.təns/
money, property or objects that you receive from someone after they die
In context
She used her inheritance to open a small guesthouse in Da Lat.
The brothers stopped speaking to each other after a dispute over their inheritance.
Some countries charge a high inheritance tax on large estates.
Words that go with inheritance
noun + noun
- inheritance taxa tax on money or property received after someone's deathHer family had to pay a large inheritance tax on the house.
verb + noun
- receive an inheritanceget money or property after someone diesHe received an inheritance from his grandfather and bought a flat.
- leave an inheritancegive money or property to people after you dieHe worked hard to leave an inheritance for his children.
noun + preposition
- share of the inheritanceeach person's part of the money left by someoneEach child got an equal share of the inheritance.