sales tax

sales tax
noun
a tax based on the cost of the item purchased and collected directly from the buyer (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑nuisance tax
• Hypernyms: ↑excise, ↑excise tax

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noun
: a tax on the privilege or freedom of making sales of tangible personal property that is usually measured by a percentage (as 35) of the purchase price, is collected for the government imposing the tax by the seller, and is distinguished from a tax imposed on the property itself

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a tax on receipts from sales, usually added to the selling price by the seller.
[1920-25]

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sales tax noun (esp N American)
A tax levied on retail goods and services
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Main Entry: ↑sale

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sales tax UK US noun [countable/uncountable] [singular sales tax plural sales taxes]
a tax that is added to the basic price of something you buy
Thesaurus: types of tax and taxationhyponym

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sales tax,
a tax based on the amount received for articles sold: »

Her coat cost $50 plus 5% sales tax of $2.50.

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n. a tax on sales or on the receipts from sales

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noun, pl ⋯ taxes [count, noncount]
: a tax that is added to the price of goods and services

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ˈsales tax [sales tax] noun uncountable, countable
(in some countries) the part of the price you pay when you buy sth that goes to the government as tax

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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