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stamp duty

stamp duty noun: a tax levied upon certain documents, a stamp being applied to show that tax has been paid. Also the ellipsis of stamp duty land tax.

Noun

stamp duty (countable and uncountable, plural stamp duties)

  1. A tax levied upon certain documents, a stamp being applied to show that tax has been paid.
    • an all-up amount including GST and LCT (but not stamp duty, registration etc)2009, Philip McCouat, Australian Motor Vehicle Tax Guide, page 139

Also used as

stamp duty is also the ellipsis of stamp duty land tax.

stamp duty meaning in Indonesian

stamp duty in Indonesian

tax on certain documents
bea materai

Forms of stamp duty

pluralstamp duties

Questions about stamp duty

What does stamp duty mean?
Stamp duty means a tax levied upon certain documents, a stamp being applied to show that tax has been paid.
What is stamp duty in Indonesian?
Stamp duty in Indonesian is bea materai. See Stamp duty meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is stamp duty?
Stamp duty is a noun.
What is the plural of stamp duty?
The plural of stamp duty is stamp duties.

Words near stamp duty in the dictionary

  1. stamp collections
  2. stamp collector
  3. stamp collectors
  4. stamp coupling
  5. stamp duties
  6. stamp duty
  7. stamp hinge
  8. stamp hinges
  9. stamp mill
  10. stamp mills
  11. stamp note

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