English Explanatory Dictionary

sumptuary tax

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A government levy on goods considered to be socially undesirable goods or nonessential luxuries, most commonly alcohol and tobacco.

Word forms

sumptuary tax sumptuary taxes

Synonyms

sin tax
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