nuisance tax
11sales tax — noun A local or state tax imposed as a percentage of the selling price of goods or services payable by the customer. The tax is not recognized as the sellers earnings; the seller only collects the tax and transmits the same to local or state… …
12To abate a tax — Abate A*bate ([.a]*b[=a]t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abated}, p. pr. & vb. n. {Abating}.] [OF. abatre to beat down, F. abattre, LL. abatere; ab or ad + batere, battere (popular form for L. batuere to beat). Cf. {Bate}, {Batter}.] 1. To beat down; to …
13nuisancetax — nuisance tax n. A small excise tax levied on separate purchases and collected directly from the purchaser. * * * …
14duty — Synonyms and related words: Mass, VAT, accountability, active service, ad valorem duty, admiration, adoration, alcohol tax, allegiance, amenability, amusement tax, answerability, apotheosis, appreciation, approbation, approval, assessment,… …
15customs — Synonyms and related words: Internal Revenue Service, VAT, ad valorem duty, alcohol tax, amusement tax, assessment on default, assessor, capital gains tax, capitation, capitation tax, corporation tax, customhouse, customs duty, death duty, death… …
16excise — Synonyms and related words: VAT, abscind, ad valorem duty, alcohol tax, amputate, amusement tax, annihilate, assessment on default, avulse, ax, ban, bar, bisect, bob, butcher, capital gains tax, capitation, capitation tax, carve, chop, cleave,… …
17poll — Synonyms and related words: Australian ballot, Hare system, VAT, abbreviate, abridge, abstract, ad valorem duty, agenda, alcohol tax, amusement tax, ask, assessment on default, aye, ballot, ballot box, balloting place, beadroll, bean, belfry, bob …
18rate — Synonyms and related words: VAT, abuse, account, ad valorem duty, admonish, alcohol tax, alphabetize, amount, amusement tax, analyze, antecede, anyhow, anyway, apportion, appraise, appreciate, arithmetical proportion, arrange, assay, assess,… …
19tariff — Synonyms and related words: VAT, ad valorem duty, alcohol tax, amusement tax, assessment, assessment on default, bill of fare, capital gains tax, capitation, capitation tax, cess, charge, corporation tax, cost, customs, customs duty, death duty,… …
20Criticism of advertising — Advertising is a form of communication intended to persuade an audience to purchase or take some action upon products, ideals, or services. While advertising can be seen as necessary for economic growth, it is not without social costs.… …
