surtax

noun

sur·​tax ˈsər-ˌtaks 

1

: an extra tax or charge

2

: a graduated income tax in addition to the normal income tax imposed on the amount by which one's net income exceeds a specified sum

Examples of surtax in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Local taxes, some state-specific taxes in a handful of states, and a capital gains surtax on high earners in Minnesota are not included. —Jason Clayworth, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025

In 2018, after the Wave project was killed, Fort Lauderdale included the one-way pairs project as part of Broward County’s transportation surtax referendum initiative. —Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025

In 2020, the project was awarded transportation surtax funding for the planning ($195,000), design ($780,000) and construction phases ($5.5 million). —Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025

The Massachusetts Teachers Association was also behind the successful effort to implement the 4% surtax on incomes over $1 million and the opposition to a question in 2016 that would have lifted the cap on the number of new or expanded charter schools each year. —Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 13 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for surtax

• attacks
• backpacks
• beeswax
• borax
• callbacks
• carfax
• climax
• cutbacks
• drawbacks
• feedbacks
• flashbacks
• greenbacks

Kids Definition

surtax

noun

sur·​tax ˈsər-ˌtaks 

: an additional tax over and above a general tax

Legal Definition

surtax

noun

sur·​tax ˈsər-ˌtaks 

: an additional tax over and above a normal tax