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direct tax

noun

, Government.
  1. a tax exacted directly from the persons who will bear the burden of it (without reimbursement to them at the expense of others), as a poll tax, a general property tax, or an income tax.


direct tax

noun

  1. a tax paid by the person or organization on which it is levied Compare indirect tax
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • direct taxation, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of direct tax1

An Americanism dating back to 1785–90
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Example Sentences

In 1791 a direct tax was levied by Act of Congress on all lands and houses; excise officers were to ascertain their value.

To him belongs the credit of suggesting the proposition of raising a revenue by a direct tax upon the colonies.

To all the purposes of legality, that law is as much legal as that under which the direct tax was instituted.

The Confederation itself authorizes a direct tax, to a certain extent, on the post office.

Our Congress, exercising one of the powers of the Constitution, levied a direct tax upon the States.

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