The lifetime exemption for federal gift taxes has increased significantly over the years while the gift tax rate has decreased. As of 2016, the top tax rate is 40 percent, down 15 percent from 1997. The chart below shows the changes in the lifetime gift tax exemption and top gift tax rate over the years.
Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  kin. 2  Kin(noun) a primitive Chinese instrument of the cittern kind, with from five to twenty-five silken strings. 3  Kin(noun) relationship, consanguinity, or affinity; connection by birth or marriage; kindred; near connection or alliance, as of those having common descent.
In biology, the term kinesis means movement, especially the kind that's caused by a stimulus. If you turn on the kitchen light at night and see cockroaches scatter, they are showing kinesis. The word kinesis comes up in biology class, especially if you're studying the behavior of animals. When animals are affected by a stimulus â like light, sound, or physical touch â and react by moving, that's kinesis.