likin
/ˌliːˈkɪn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A Chinese provincial tax levied at many inland stations upon imports or articles in transit.
Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The main theme of the conference was to levy the 2.5 per cent surtax in exchange for abolition of likin, which would benefit the powers and the Beijing government. The Beijing government proposed to abolish the likin no later than 1 January 1929, for which the powers would allow the interim surtax on ordinary goods and a higher percentage on luxury goods such as wine and tobacco."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: 釐金