Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stamp duty

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables
stam-p -du-ty
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tax levied upon certain documents, a stamp being applied to show that tax has been paid.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Ellipsis of stamp duty land tax (“a tax on land transactions in England and Northern Ireland”).

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

stamp duties (plural)

Synonyms

stamp tax

Questions

What does stamp duty mean?
A tax levied upon certain documents, a stamp being applied to show that tax has been paid.

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