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consumption tax
noun
- a tax, as a sales tax, levied on consumer goods or services at the time of sale.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of consumption tax1
First recorded in 1900–05
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Example Sentences
Although the X tax may look like an income tax, its economic properties make it a consumption tax.
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That would be at least another couple percent of GNP, collected ideally through a steeply graduated consumption tax.
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In Europe, you pay for it through a heavy consumption tax called the VAT, or value-added tax.
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