stamp act

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [stamp akt]
- /stæmp ækt/
- /stæmp ækt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stamp akt]
- /stæmp ækt/

Definitions of stamp act words

noun stamp act an act of the British Parliament for raising revenue in the American Colonies by requiring the use of stamps and stamped paper for official documents, commercial writings, and various articles: it was to go into effect on November 1, 1765, but met with intense opposition and was repealed in March, 1766. 1
noun stamp act a law passed by the British Parliament requiring all publications and legal and commercial documents in the American colonies to bear a tax stamp (1765): a cause of unrest in the colonies 0
noun stamp act a law passed by the British Parliament in 1765 to raise revenue, requiring that stamps be used for all legal and commercial documents, newspapers, etc. in the American colonies: it was repealed in March, 1766, because of strong colonial opposition 0

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A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 75% 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.

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