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roof tax

roof tax noun: a tax based on house prices, proposed as an alternative to the poll tax in the 1990s.

Noun

roof tax (plural roof taxes)

  1. (UK) A tax based on house prices, proposed as an alternative to the poll tax in the 1990s.

Forms of roof tax

pluralroof taxes

Questions about roof tax

What does roof tax mean?
Roof tax means a tax based on house prices, proposed as an alternative to the poll tax in the 1990s.
What part of speech is roof tax?
Roof tax is a noun.
What is the plural of roof tax?
The plural of roof tax is roof taxes.

Words near roof tax in the dictionary

  1. roof rat
  2. roof rats
  3. roof riding
  4. roof square
  5. roof squares
  6. roof tax
  7. roof taxes
  8. roof tile
  9. roof tiles
  10. roof tree
  11. roof trees

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