probatenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈprəʊ.beɪt/us/ˈproʊ.beɪt/specializedthe legal process of deciding if a person's will has been made correctly and if the information it contains is correct:
Before probate can be granted, all business assets have to be identified and valued.
Australian English a tax paid on money or property you have received from someone who has died
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inheritance tax
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Inheriting & bequeathing
- advance directive
- beneficiary
- bequeath
- bequest
- codicil
- cut
- heir apparent
- heiress
- heirloom
- inheritor
- intestate
- leave
- legacy
- pass
- residue
- settle sth on sb
- settle your affairs idiom
- survivor
- testament
- transfer
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probateverb [ T ]
uk/ˈprəʊ.beɪt/us/ˈproʊ.beɪt/US specializedto prove that a person's will has been made correctly and that the information it contains is correct
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Inheriting & bequeathing
- advance directive
- beneficiary
- bequeath
- bequest
- codicil
- cut
- heir apparent
- heiress
- heirloom
- inheritor
- intestate
- leave
- legacy
- pass
- residue
- settle sth on sb
- settle your affairs idiom
- survivor
- testament
- transfer
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