inheritance
in|her|it|ance /ɪnh'erɪtəns/ (inheritances)
1 [N-VAR]
An inheritance is money or property which you receive from someone who has died.
She feared losing her inheritance to her stepmother.
2 [N-COUNT] usu sing, with supp, oft with poss
If you get something such as job, problem, or attitude from someone who used to have it, you can refer to this as an inheritance.
...the situation that was Truman's inheritance as President.
3 [N-SING] also no det, with supp
Your inheritance is the particular characteristics or qualities which your family or ancestors had and which you are born with.
Eye colour shows your genetic inheritance.in|her|it|ance tax (inheritance taxes)
[N-COUNT]
An inheritance tax is a tax which has to be paid on the money and property of someone who has died.
1 [N-VAR]
An inheritance is money or property which you receive from someone who has died.
She feared losing her inheritance to her stepmother.
2 [N-COUNT] usu sing, with supp, oft with poss
If you get something such as job, problem, or attitude from someone who used to have it, you can refer to this as an inheritance.
...the situation that was Truman's inheritance as President.
3 [N-SING] also no det, with supp
Your inheritance is the particular characteristics or qualities which your family or ancestors had and which you are born with.
Eye colour shows your genetic inheritance.in|her|it|ance tax (inheritance taxes)
[N-COUNT]
An inheritance tax is a tax which has to be paid on the money and property of someone who has died.