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council taxes

council taxes is the plural of council tax.

Meaning of council tax

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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Questions about council taxes

What is council taxes the plural of?
Council taxes is the plural of council tax.

Words near council taxes in the dictionary

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

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