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noun

a tax levied indirectly, as one levied on commodities before they reach the consumer but ultimately paid by the consumer as part of the market price.

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Origin of indirect tax

First recorded in 1795–1805

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Have you tried to access the research that your tax dollars finance, almost all of which is kept behind a paywall?
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His life as a man is built around health insurance and tax services.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President|Pierre Assouline|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Cocaine busts, tax cheats, and bribe-taking, born-again Christians: Welcome to the political scandals of 2014.
2014 Was a Delectably Good Year for Sleaze|Patricia Murphy|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In response to the screen quota cut, South Korea established a “cinema tax” on the box office.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Tax evasion carries a maximum penalty of five years, and thus it seems likely that Grimm would be covered by the provision.
The Felon Who Wouldn’t Leave Congress|Ben Jacobs, David Freedlander|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The law went into operation in England imposing a tax on wearing hair powder.
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In such cases, Synthesis, which is taught hereafter, develops an indirect relation.
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In former years, Korea had paid an annual tribute or tax to China, but for some time it had been held back by this king.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike
Indirect lighting gave a pretty gleam to the metal gadgets on the tables.
Fee of the Frontier|Horace Brown Fyfe
Mr. Jackson supposed that Parliament had a right to tax America, but he much doubted the expediency of the present act.
The Eve of the Revolution|Carl Becker

British Dictionary definitions for indirect tax

indirect tax

noun

a tax levied on goods or services rather than on individuals or companiesCompare direct tax

Derived forms of indirect tax

indirect taxation, noun

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