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hut taxes

hut taxes is the plural of hut tax.

Meaning of hut tax

Noun

hut tax (plural hut taxes)

  1. (Africa, historical) A tax imposed by colonial authorities on dwellings or households.
    • The Natives have paid up their hut-tax, amounting to about £65, and appear to have plenty of money.1901 June 7, “District Reports”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 7, page 196

Questions about hut taxes

What is hut taxes the plural of?
Hut taxes is the plural of hut tax.

Words near hut taxes in the dictionary

  1. huszars
  2. hut
  3. hut circle
  4. hut circles
  5. hut tax
  6. hut taxes
  7. hutch
  8. hutch up
  9. Hutchcraft
  10. Hutchcrafts
  11. Hutchcroft

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