Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sales tax

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.77 in modern English

Syllables
sales -tax
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A local or state tax imposed as a percentage of the selling price of goods or services payable by the customer and collected by the seller for the local or state authorities.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A use tax or a combination of a sales tax and a use tax.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

sales taxes (plural)

Phrases

value-added tax goods and services tax use tax nuisance tax excise tax sin tax personal property tax

Frequently Paired Words

value-added tax goods and services tax use tax nuisance tax excise tax sin tax personal property tax

Synonyms

nuisance tax

Questions

What does sales tax mean?
A local or state tax imposed as a percentage of the selling price of goods or services payable by the customer and collected by the seller for the local or state authorities.

How to pronounce sales tax

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