Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
SUPERTAX
surtax, supertax
(noun) an additional tax on certain kinds of income that has already been taxed
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
supertax (plural supertaxes)
An additional tax on something that has already been taxed
A higher rate of an existing tax
Source: Wiktionary
Su"per*tax`, n. [Super- + tax.]
Definition: A tax in addition to the usual or normal tax; specif., in the United Kingdom, an income tax of sixpence for every pound in addition to the normal income tax of one shilling and twopence for every pound, imposed, by the Finance Act of 1909-1910 (c. 8, ss 66, 72), on the amount by which the income of any person exceeds Ā£3,000 when his total income exceeds Ā£5,000.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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