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council tax

council tax noun: the taxation paid to a county council towards the costs of local government; some of this money is directed to the parish council or community council by a precept, depending on the locale.

Noun

council tax (countable and uncountable, plural council taxes)

  1. (UK) The taxation paid to a county council towards the costs of local government; some of this money is directed to the parish council or community council by a precept, depending on the locale.
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Forms of council tax

pluralcouncil taxes

Questions about council tax

What does council tax mean?
Council tax means the taxation paid to a county council towards the costs of local government; some of this money is directed to the parish council or community council by a precept, depending on the locale.
What part of speech is council tax?
Council tax is a noun.
What is the plural of council tax?
The plural of council tax is council taxes.

Words near council tax in the dictionary

  1. council housing estates
  2. Council of Europe
  3. Council of Trent
  4. council of war
  5. council pop
  6. council tax
  7. council taxes
  8. council-housed
  9. counciled
  10. counciling
  11. councilism

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