SALES TAX

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A tax based on the cost of the item purchased and collected directly from the buyer

Synonyms:

nuisance tax; sales tax

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("sales tax" is a kind of...):

excise; excise tax (a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate))

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