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sin taxes

sin taxes is the plural of sin tax.

Meaning of sin tax

Noun

sin tax (plural sin taxes)

  1. (idiomatic) A government-imposed tax on a specific good, service, or activity which is legal but widely considered to be unwholesome or socially harmful, such as a tax on alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, or gambling.
    • He has suggested raising “sin taxes” on cigarettes, liquor and arcade games to pay for the 24-percent teacher pay raise he supports.1963 May 1, Kathryn Baker, “White Facing Realities: Time, Cash”, in Victoria Advocate, Texas, USA, retrieved 29 Sep 2012, page 16A
    Synonyms:
    sumptuary tax

Questions about sin taxes

What is sin taxes the plural of?
Sin taxes is the plural of sin tax.

Words near sin taxes in the dictionary

  1. sin offering
  2. sin offerings
  3. sin sod
  4. sin sodt
  5. sin tax
  6. sin taxes
  7. sin-bin
  8. sin-binned
  9. sin-binning
  10. sin-binnings
  11. sin-bins

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