Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

severance tax

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables: sev-er-ance -tax
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A state tax on the extraction of nonrenewable natural resources (such as minerals, petroleum, or natural gas) that will be used in another state.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

severance taxes (plural)

Questions

What does severance tax mean?: A state tax on the extraction of nonrenewable natural resources (such as minerals, petroleum, or natural gas) that will be used in another state.

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