1 Keep in mind that some states also impose their own state inheritance or estate taxes. California, however, has no state inheritance or estate tax.  The ability to give away more at death without paying federal estate tax may make some of you more comfortable with the idea of making larger gifts during your lifetime.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Piazza. A piazza is a city square in Italy, Malta, along the Dalmatian coast and in surrounding regions. The term is roughly equivalent to the Spanish plaza. In Ethiopia, it is used to refer to a part of a city.
A person or thing exhibited to, or set before, the public gaze as an object either (a) of curiosity or contempt, or (b) of marvel or admiration.. The word spectacle conjures images of extravagant display and performance, or more negatively, images of violence and atrocity. The OED definition of spectacle encompasses curiosity or contempt and marvel or admiration..