betterment tax
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of betterment tax
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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That is to say, only a public use, or at least a general local benefit, can justify a betterment tax.
From Popular Law-making by Stimson, Frederic Jesup
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