Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pasty tax

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: pasty -tax
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The British tax on hot snacks, proposed in 2012, that led to the Pastygate controversy.

British usage; Informal

Usage

British usage
Informal

Inflected Forms

pasty taxes (plural)

Questions

What does pasty tax mean?: The British tax on hot snacks, proposed in 2012, that led to the Pastygate controversy.

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