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marriage penalties

marriage penalties is the plural of marriage penalty.

Meaning of marriage penalty

Noun

marriage penalty (plural marriage penalties)

  1. (idiomatic) A situation where a married couple pays more in taxes, typically income taxes, when filing jointly, than the two individuals would pay if filing as singles separately.

Questions about marriage penalties

What is marriage penalties the plural of?
Marriage penalties is the plural of marriage penalty.

Words near marriage penalties in the dictionary

  1. marriage line
  2. marriage lines
  3. marriage lite
  4. marriage name
  5. marriage of convenience
  6. marriage penalties
  7. marriage penalty
  8. marriage ring
  9. marriage rings
  10. marriage stone
  11. marriage string

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