sales tax

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [seylz taks]
- /seɪlz tæks/
- /seɪl tæks/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [seylz taks]
- /seɪlz tæks/

Definitions of sales tax words

noun sales tax a tax on receipts from sales, usually added to the selling price by the seller. 1
noun sales tax duty charged on goods 1
variable noun sales tax The sales tax on things that you buy is the amount of money that you pay to the national government, or, in the United States, to the local or state government. 0
noun sales tax a tax levied on retail sales receipts and added to selling prices by retailers 0
noun sales tax a tax on sales, usually levied as a percentage of, and added to, the price paid by the consumer 0
noun sales tax The sales tax on food or accommodations is the percentage of money that you pay to the local or state government. 0

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Origin of sales tax

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25

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Parts of speech for Sales tax

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sales tax

sales tax popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sales tax usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for sales tax

noun sales tax

indirect tax — a tax levied indirectly, as one levied on commodities before they reach the consumer but ultimately paid by the consumer as part of the market price.

Just one Synonym for sales tax