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单词 inheritance
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Definition of inheritance in English:

inheritance

noun ɪnˈhɛrɪt(ə)nsɪnˈhɛrədəns
  • 1A thing that is inherited.

    继承物;遗产

    he came into a comfortable inheritance
    I don't want a penny of your inheritance
    figurative the European cultural inheritance
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Contribute any bonuses, tax refunds, cash gifts, inheritances or divorce settlements to a retirement account.
    • Traditionally, much agricultural land and urban property was held as collective property, either undivided inheritances or endowed land.
    • They include home-grown professionals who have benefited from inheritances and shrewd property investment.
    • The trust can accept and invest inheritances and gifts, and money from the trust can supplement the child's government benefits without jeopardizing them.
    • Groups with lower income accumulated fewer assets to transfer as inheritances.
    • Such a transfer is exempt from tax, meaning that in addition to the house you can still give her gifts or inheritances up to the threshold that applies to transfers from parents to children.
    • However, if the person receiving the inheritance has previously received gifts or inheritances from the same group since 2 December 1988 the new and old benefits must be aggregated.
    • Your children must pay gift tax on taxable gifts and inheritance tax on taxable inheritances (spouses do not pay this tax).
    • But since most of our principles are cultural inheritances, discussions halt at a tolerant mutual respect, even when we remain convinced that the other person is wrong.
    • However, the children's prospects grew better in both respects: the number of children is positively connected with both inheritances and legacies given to children.
    • The current tax-free threshold on gifts or inheritances from parent to child is €422,148, although prior gifts made by either of you to them will be included in calculating any tax due.
    • Traditional practices often denied women their statutory entitlements to inheritances and property.
    • Unclaimed financial assets such as inheritances, tax refunds, or money from previous bank accounts or employers may be waiting for you or someone you know.
    • This tax has increasingly shifted its focus from real wealth to becoming a tax on gifts and inheritances taken by persons of more modest circumstances who would not normally be regarded as wealthy or well off.
    • A specified amount of gifts / inheritances could be received tax free depending on the relationship between the donor (your brother) and you.
    • The 8th shows gain from dowries, unexpected inheritances and legacies.
    • A significant part of this contract was the renuncia with which a woman renounced all claims to future inheritances or familial property.
    • Otherwise, gifts or inheritances taken by one spouse in a dissolved marriage from the other spouse, after the divorce, will be between strangers.
    • Buyers also are using inheritances to purchase vacation properties.
    • They have taken no previous gifts or inheritances from their parents and each has an inheritance tax-free threshold of €456,438.
    Synonyms
    legacy, bequest, endowment, birthright, estate, heritage, bestowal, bequeathal, benefaction, provision, patrimony
    Law devise, hereditament
    1. 1.1mass noun The action of inheriting.
      继承;遗传
      the inheritance of traits

      特征的遗传。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • In the event of a customary marriage only, customary inheritance laws are enforced.
      • Such epigenetic inheritance across somatic cell generations is well accepted.
      • The film revolves around these ideas of female and male inheritance.
      • It is a step towards avoiding the problems arising over housing, taxation, inheritance rights and family law.
      • The first spouse usually signs away inheritance rights during a separation or divorce, but it is better to make it watertight.
      • Feminists and lawyers have focused on inheritance laws that discriminate against daughters.
      • But, he said, the deal had been deadlocked due to inheritance problems over the land.
      • In short, inheritance laws should be the same for both sons and daughters.
      • Once on the statute book, gay men and lesbians will enjoy the same tax, inheritance and tenancy rights as married couples.
      • This difference in concept has important implications for family inheritance and for the ownership structure.
      • They won equality in custody and inheritance rights for mothers.
      • It is acknowledged that disputes over land and abuses of power in cases of inheritance need to be addressed.
      • Ukrainian customs and laws of property inheritance never discriminated by gender.
      • This, in my view, would be a distortion of the principles underlying customary law of succession and inheritance.
      • In fact the provision was usually made in the form heirs of the body male in order to exclude inheritance by lineal female heirs as well.
      • Our objective was to determine the mode of inheritance for this resistance trait.
      • Spanish tax and inheritance laws are significantly different to their Irish counterparts.
      • According to Batak customary law, only the men had the right to inheritance.
      • You can obtain a wide range of personal advice from tax to inheritance planning through your banking manager.
      • Bulgaria began to adopt Western style laws, giving women inheritance rights.
      Synonyms
      succession to, accession to, assumption of, taking over of, elevation to

Origin

Late Middle English (formerly also as enheritance): from Anglo-Norman French enheritaunce 'being admitted as heir', from Old French enheriter (see inherit).

Definition of inheritance in US English:

inheritance

nounɪnˈhɛrədənsinˈherədəns
  • 1A thing that is inherited.

    继承物;遗产

    he came into a comfortable inheritance
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Your children must pay gift tax on taxable gifts and inheritance tax on taxable inheritances (spouses do not pay this tax).
    • Traditional practices often denied women their statutory entitlements to inheritances and property.
    • The trust can accept and invest inheritances and gifts, and money from the trust can supplement the child's government benefits without jeopardizing them.
    • Such a transfer is exempt from tax, meaning that in addition to the house you can still give her gifts or inheritances up to the threshold that applies to transfers from parents to children.
    • But since most of our principles are cultural inheritances, discussions halt at a tolerant mutual respect, even when we remain convinced that the other person is wrong.
    • This tax has increasingly shifted its focus from real wealth to becoming a tax on gifts and inheritances taken by persons of more modest circumstances who would not normally be regarded as wealthy or well off.
    • The 8th shows gain from dowries, unexpected inheritances and legacies.
    • Otherwise, gifts or inheritances taken by one spouse in a dissolved marriage from the other spouse, after the divorce, will be between strangers.
    • They have taken no previous gifts or inheritances from their parents and each has an inheritance tax-free threshold of €456,438.
    • Contribute any bonuses, tax refunds, cash gifts, inheritances or divorce settlements to a retirement account.
    • They include home-grown professionals who have benefited from inheritances and shrewd property investment.
    • However, if the person receiving the inheritance has previously received gifts or inheritances from the same group since 2 December 1988 the new and old benefits must be aggregated.
    • Groups with lower income accumulated fewer assets to transfer as inheritances.
    • Buyers also are using inheritances to purchase vacation properties.
    • A significant part of this contract was the renuncia with which a woman renounced all claims to future inheritances or familial property.
    • A specified amount of gifts / inheritances could be received tax free depending on the relationship between the donor (your brother) and you.
    • However, the children's prospects grew better in both respects: the number of children is positively connected with both inheritances and legacies given to children.
    • The current tax-free threshold on gifts or inheritances from parent to child is €422,148, although prior gifts made by either of you to them will be included in calculating any tax due.
    • Unclaimed financial assets such as inheritances, tax refunds, or money from previous bank accounts or employers may be waiting for you or someone you know.
    • Traditionally, much agricultural land and urban property was held as collective property, either undivided inheritances or endowed land.
    Synonyms
    legacy, bequest, endowment, birthright, estate, heritage, bestowal, bequeathal, benefaction, provision, patrimony
    1. 1.1 The action of inheriting.
      继承;遗传
      the inheritance of traits

      特征的遗传。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • It is a step towards avoiding the problems arising over housing, taxation, inheritance rights and family law.
      • Such epigenetic inheritance across somatic cell generations is well accepted.
      • The film revolves around these ideas of female and male inheritance.
      • In the event of a customary marriage only, customary inheritance laws are enforced.
      • But, he said, the deal had been deadlocked due to inheritance problems over the land.
      • This, in my view, would be a distortion of the principles underlying customary law of succession and inheritance.
      • They won equality in custody and inheritance rights for mothers.
      • You can obtain a wide range of personal advice from tax to inheritance planning through your banking manager.
      • In fact the provision was usually made in the form heirs of the body male in order to exclude inheritance by lineal female heirs as well.
      • Once on the statute book, gay men and lesbians will enjoy the same tax, inheritance and tenancy rights as married couples.
      • It is acknowledged that disputes over land and abuses of power in cases of inheritance need to be addressed.
      • Our objective was to determine the mode of inheritance for this resistance trait.
      • In short, inheritance laws should be the same for both sons and daughters.
      • Spanish tax and inheritance laws are significantly different to their Irish counterparts.
      • According to Batak customary law, only the men had the right to inheritance.
      • Ukrainian customs and laws of property inheritance never discriminated by gender.
      • The first spouse usually signs away inheritance rights during a separation or divorce, but it is better to make it watertight.
      • Bulgaria began to adopt Western style laws, giving women inheritance rights.
      • Feminists and lawyers have focused on inheritance laws that discriminate against daughters.
      • This difference in concept has important implications for family inheritance and for the ownership structure.
      Synonyms
      succession to, accession to, assumption of, taking over of, elevation to

Origin

Late Middle English (formerly also as enheritance): from Anglo-Norman French enheritaunce ‘being admitted as heir’, from Old French enheriter (see inherit).

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