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flatulence tax

flatulence tax noun: a tax on methane emissions from cows, first proposed in New Zealand.

Noun

flatulence tax (plural flatulence taxes)

  1. A tax on methane emissions from cows, first proposed in New Zealand.
    • A flatulence tax proposed to offset the damage to the ozone layer by farm animal gases could cost New Zealand farmers up to R15billion,2001 May 21, “Poop tax suggested for NZ stock farmers”, in Dispatch Online
    • We can safely assume they would not favor a flatulence tax. Rice cultivation and associated methane emissions are increasing to feed the exploding population2005, Harvey Blatt, America's Environmental Report Card: Are We Making the Grade?, page 137
    Synonyms:
    fart tax

Examples of flatulence tax in a sentence

  • To meet these Kyoto targets, the New Zealand government has proposed a flatulence tax on farmers of sheep, cows, deer and goats.2005, Dennis Urbans, God Wants You Healthy!, page 183:
  • New Zealand has abandoned plans for a flatulence tax on animals in the face of fierce opposition from farmers2007, Noel Botham, The Best Book of Useless Information Ever, page 124:

Synonyms of flatulence tax

Forms of flatulence tax

pluralflatulence taxes

Questions about flatulence tax

What does flatulence tax mean?
Flatulence tax means a tax on methane emissions from cows, first proposed in New Zealand.
How do you use flatulence tax in a sentence?
To meet these Kyoto targets, the New Zealand government has proposed a flatulence tax on farmers of sheep, cows, deer and goats.
What part of speech is flatulence tax?
Flatulence tax is a noun.
What is the plural of flatulence tax?
The plural of flatulence tax is flatulence taxes.

Words near flatulence tax in the dictionary

  1. flatulation
  2. flatulations
  3. flatulator
  4. flatulators
  5. flatulence
  6. flatulence tax
  7. flatulence taxes
  8. flatulences
  9. flatulencies
  10. flatulency
  11. flatulent

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