Inland Revenue

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noun

(in New Zealand and, formerly, Britain) a government board that administers and collects major direct taxes, such as income tax, corporation tax, and capital gains taxAbbreviation: IR

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Words nearby Inland Revenue

inland, inland bill, Inland Empire, inlander, inland marine insurance, Inland Revenue, Inland Sea, in large measure, inlaut, inlaw, inlay

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How to use Inland Revenue in a sentence

Yes, publicizing tragedy gets clicks, gets ad revenue, gets notoriety, and can be done for all the wrong reasons.
Cover-Ups and Concern Trolls: Actually, It's About Ethics in Suicide Journalism|Arthur Chu|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It not only generates revenue, but it decimates communities.
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In their effort to diversify their revenue, they have capitalized on traditional practices to new advantage.
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The Cuban government siphons off revenue from nearly every business transaction in the country.
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Just wanted to place it in the context of slates needing picture choices that throw off revenue to make the numbers work.
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The seed of the Nile in many waters, the harvest of the river is her revenue: and she is become the mart of the nations.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Thus four thousand Indians at most roam through, rather than occupy, these vast stretches of inland territory and sea-shore.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
This was bordered by salt marshes only, covered occasionally at spring tides by the sea, some of which extended pretty far inland.
Birds of Guernsey (1879)|Cecil Smith
All this was but an incident, to be sure, in the minister's general scheme for "ameliorating the revenue."
The Eve of the Revolution|Carl Becker
It may be that the Spanish authorities regarded the West Indian trade as a commercial system rather than as a means of revenue.
The Eve of the Revolution|Carl Becker