Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sin tax

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English

Syllables: sin -tax
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A government-imposed tax on a specific good, service, or activity which is legal but widely considered to be unwholesome or socially harmful, such as a tax on alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, or gambling.

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

sin taxes (plural)

Phrases

sin-taxed

Frequently Paired Words

profligacy vice luxury tax carbon tax sales tax goods and services tax GST value added tax

Synonyms

sumptuary tax

Homonyms

syntax

Questions

What does sin tax mean?: A government-imposed tax on a specific good, service, or activity which is legal but widely considered to be unwholesome or socially harmful, such as a tax on alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, or gambling.

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