SURTAX

surtax, supertax

(noun) an additional tax on certain kinds of income that has already been taxed

surtax

(verb) levy an extra tax on; “surtax luxury items that cost more than $1,000”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

surtax (plural surtaxes)

(legal) An additional or extra tax.

Verb

surtax (third-person singular simple present surtaxes, present participle surtaxing, simple past and past participle surtaxed)

(transitive) To impose a surtax upon.

Source: Wiktionary


Sur"tax, n.

Definition: An additional or extra tax.

Sur*tax", v. t.

Definition: To impose an additional tax on.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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