Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

luxury tax

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables: lux-u-ry -tax
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any tax on the sale of items not considered to be essential to a reasonable standard of living, for the purpose of increasing revenue, discouraging the use of certain articles, or both.

Example Sentences

"He has suggested raising “sin taxes” on cigarettes, liquor and arcade games to pay for the 24-percent teacher pay raise he supports."
"Another form of consumption tax that some foresee is a “sin tax”, which would come in the form of higher excise taxes on alcohol and tobacco."
"The sin tax is an established tactic. In the early 1500s, Pope Leo X underwrote his lavish lifestyle in part by taxing licensed prostitutes."

Inflected Forms

luxury taxes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

decadence profligacy vice sin tax sumptuary tax carbon tax sales tax goods and services tax

Questions

What does luxury tax mean?: Any tax on the sale of items not considered to be essential to a reasonable standard of living, for the purpose of increasing revenue, discouraging the use of certain articles, or both.

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