Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

council tax

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.81 in modern English

Syllables: coun-cil -tax
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The taxation paid to a county council towards the costs of local government; some of this money is directed to the parish council or community council by a precept, depending on the locale.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In a war of words that has broken out between Khan and Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps, the Mayor was accused of sending revenue-raising proposals to Shapps some three weeks late, giving him little choice but to extend negotiations. Khan countered this by alleging that 'unfair' conditions, such as raising council tax, are being attached to any new funding deal that would "punish Londoners" for the effect the pandemic has had on passenger numbers. He added: "These short-term deals are trapping TfL on life support rather than putting it on the path to long-term sustainability.""

Usage

Inflected Forms

council taxes (plural)

Questions

What does council tax mean?: The taxation paid to a county council towards the costs of local government; some of this money is directed to the parish council or community council by a precept, depending on the locale.

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