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sur·tax (sʉr′taks′)
noun
an extra tax on something already taxed; esp. a graduated tax on the amount by which an income exceeds a given figure
transitive verb
to levy a surtax on
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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surtax Usage Examples
Preposition: on
- export: In April 1995, that protection took the form of a heavy surtax on the export of raw nuts.
Converse of object
- pay: Any sugar imported at a cheaper price must pay a surtax that brings the final price up to $ 385 a ton.
Noun used with modifier
- cent: Raw nuts pay an 18 per cent export surtax - a measure designed to protect the national cashew processing industry.
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