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| sur·tax [ súr tàks ] |
noun (plural sur·tax·es) |
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1. another tax: a tax that is charged in addition to other taxes
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2. higher tax: a higher level or levels of tax imposed on individuals and corporations when income or profits exceed a specific amount
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transitive verb (past and past participle sur·taxed, present participle sur·tax·ing, 3rd person present singular sur·tax·es) |
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charge somebody surtax: to charge somebody with an additional or higher tax
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| [Late 19th century. < French surtaxe "over tax" < taxe "tax" < taxer (see tax)] |
