inheritance

inheritance
noun
1) (what is inherited) Erbe, das

come into one's inheritance — sein Erbe antreten

2) no pl. (inheriting) Erbschaft, die
* * *
noun
1) (money etc inherited: He spent most of his inheritance on drink.) das Erbe
2) (the act of inheriting: The property came to him by inheritance.) die Vererbung
* * *
in·her·it·ance
[ɪnˈherɪtən(t)s]
n
1. (legacy) Erbe nt kein pl, Erbschaft f (from von +dat), SCHWEIZ a. Vermächtnis nt
to come into one's \inheritance (form) sein Erbe antreten, etw erben
a cultural/literary \inheritance (fig) ein kulturelles/literarisches Erbe
2. no pl (inheriting) of money, property Erben nt; of characteristics Vererben nt
my collection was formed partly by \inheritance meine Sammlung besteht zum Teil aus Erbstücken
3. no pl COMPUT Übernahme f
* * *
[In'herItəns]
n
Erbe nt (also fig), Erbschaft f

it passed to him through or by inheritance — er hat es durch eine Erbschaft bekommen

inheritance tax — Erbschaftssteuer f

* * *
inheritance [ınˈherıtəns] s
1. JUR
a) Erbe n, Erbschaft f (beide auch fig), Nachlass m:
inheritance tax Erbschaftssteuer f; academic.ru/405/accrual">accrual
b) Vererbung f (auch BIOL):
by inheritance erblich, durch Vererbung (beide a. BIOL), im Erbgang;
law of inheritance (objektives) Erbrecht; right B 2
c) (gesetzliche) Erbfolge
2. BIOL Erbgut n
* * *
noun
1) (what is inherited) Erbe, das

come into one's inheritance — sein Erbe antreten

2) no pl. (inheriting) Erbschaft, die
* * *
n.
Erbe -s n.
Erbschaft f.

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