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stealth tax

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables
stealth -tax
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A new or increased tax or other similar charge introduced so as to prevent people from noticing it.

noun

Mandatory rendering of money to a government that is not explicitly identified as a tax.

Inflected Forms

stealth taxes (plural)

Phrases

stealth-tax stealth taxation

Frequently Paired Words

stealth-tax stealth taxation

Questions

What does stealth tax mean?
A new or increased tax or other similar charge introduced so as to prevent people from noticing it.

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