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lekin

lekin is the alternative form of likin.

Meaning of likin

Noun

likin (countable and uncountable, plural likins)

  1. (historical, obsolete) A Chinese provincial tax levied at many inland stations upon imports or articles in transit.
    • The main theme of the conference was to levy the 2.5 per cent surtax in exchange for abolition of likin, which would benefit the powers and the Beijing government. The Beijing government proposed to abolish the likin no later than 1 January 1929, for which the powers would allow the interim surtax...2013, Chihyun Chang, Government, Imperialism and Nationalism in China: The Maritime Customs Service and Its Chinese Staff

Questions about lekin

What is lekin the alternative form of?
Lekin is the alternative form of likin.

Words near lekin in the dictionary

  1. Lekh
  2. lekha
  3. lekhas
  4. Lekhitic
  5. Lekich
  6. lekin
  7. Lekke
  8. lekked
  9. lekker
  10. lekkerbreek
  11. lekkerbreeks

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