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tax horsepower

tax horsepower noun: a country-specific calculation of the approximate power delivered by an automobile engine, used to determine a vehicle's road taxation rate. Modern systems may also take emissions into account.

Noun

tax horsepower (countable and uncountable, plural tax horsepowers or tax horsepower)

  1. A country-specific calculation of the approximate power delivered by an automobile engine, used to determine a vehicle's road taxation rate. Modern systems may also take emissions into account.
    Synonyms:
    fiscal horsepower, taxable horsepower

Synonyms of tax horsepower

  • fiscal horsepower
  • taxable horsepower

Forms of tax horsepower

pluraltax horsepowers
pluraltax horsepower

Questions about tax horsepower

What does tax horsepower mean?
Tax horsepower means a country-specific calculation of the approximate power delivered by an automobile engine, used to determine a vehicle's road taxation rate. Modern systems may also take emissions into account.
What part of speech is tax horsepower?
Tax horsepower is a noun.
What is the plural of tax horsepower?
The plural of tax horsepower is tax horsepowers.

Words near tax horsepower in the dictionary

  1. Tax Freedom Day
  2. tax haven
  3. tax havens
  4. tax hike
  5. tax hikes
  6. tax horsepower
  7. tax in
  8. tax incentive
  9. tax incentives
  10. tax inspector
  11. tax inspectors

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