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hypertax

hypertax noun: an extremely heavy tax.

Noun

hypertax (plural hypertaxes)

  1. An extremely heavy tax.
    • In order to highlight the extremity of the New York hypertax, assume a Florida resident decedent dies with a $10 million estate consisting of Florida realty and tangible personal property of $1 million; […]2003 October 1, Robert M. Arlen, David Pratt, “The New York (and other states) death tax trap.”, in Florida Bar Journal
    • It could mainly make sure it doesn’t mess up the economy, nor workers’ future prospects, with hypertaxes, microregulation and a stasis-supporting bailout […]2008 December 9, Patrick McIlheran, “Don’t believe the Big Three”, in New York Post

Forms of hypertax

pluralhypertaxes

Origin of hypertax

From hyper- + tax.

Questions about hypertax

What does hypertax mean?
Hypertax means an extremely heavy tax.
What part of speech is hypertax?
Hypertax is a noun.
What is the plural of hypertax?
The plural of hypertax is hypertaxes.

Words near hypertax in the dictionary

  1. hypertask
  2. hypertasks
  3. hypertaster
  4. hypertasters
  5. hypertaurodont
  6. hypertax
  7. hypertaxation
  8. hypertaxes
  9. hypertechnical
  10. hypertechnological
  11. hypertelescope

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