excise tax

noun

: a tax on certain things that are made, sold, or used within a country : excise

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This portion of the excise tax revenue makes a direct impact in the communities where our licensees work and live. Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025 Healey targets complimentary hotel rooms, synthetic nicotine In a move aimed at the hospitality industry, the Healey administration wants to impose the room occupancy excise tax on the fair market value of complimentary hotel rooms. Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2025 Quarterly payroll and excise tax returns normally due on January 31, April 30 and July 31, 2025, are extended to October 15, 2025. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 Those whose job were funded by an excise tax on cigarettes, for example, said they were not called back to work over the weekend. Christina Jewett, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for excise tax

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excise tax

noun
: excise
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