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piggyback tax

piggyback tax noun: an additional tax imposed by a lower level of government (such as a state or municipality) on top of the tax liability imposed by a higher level of government.

Noun

piggyback tax (plural piggyback taxes)

  1. An additional tax imposed by a lower level of government (such as a state or municipality) on top of the tax liability imposed by a higher level of government.
    • The county introduced a piggyback tax on top of the state income tax.

Forms of piggyback tax

pluralpiggyback taxes

Questions about piggyback tax

What does piggyback tax mean?
Piggyback tax means an additional tax imposed by a lower level of government (such as a state or municipality) on top of the tax liability imposed by a higher level of government.
What part of speech is piggyback tax?
Piggyback tax is a noun.
What is the plural of piggyback tax?
The plural of piggyback tax is piggyback taxes.

Words near piggyback tax in the dictionary

  1. piggy-wigs
  2. piggyBac
  3. piggyback
  4. piggyback plant
  5. piggyback plants
  6. piggyback tax
  7. piggybacked
  8. piggybacker
  9. piggybackers
  10. piggybacking
  11. piggybacks

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