droits de succession

/dʁwa də syksesjɔ̃/

le noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. inheritance tax

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

héritage

Droits de succession specifically means inheritance tax, the money owed to the state; héritage is the general word for the inheritance itself.

Similar in other languages

German

Erbschaftssteuer

Erbschaftssteuer is the German word for the same thing — both mean "inheritance tax."

Practice

1 What does droits de succession mean?

2 Fill the gap: Les héritiers ont payé les droits de ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches droits de succession?

noun

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