luxury tax
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of luxury tax
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
A record $402,637,907 was paid in luxury tax penalties last season, with the Dodgers paying the most at a record $169.4 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
LRD differs from luxury tax payrolls, which are based on the average annual value of every player contract on the 40-man roster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
The Los Angeles Dodgers, for instance, have a luxury tax payroll of around $420 million as they look to win their third consecutive World Series.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
In the Premier League that will be 85%, though it is possible to spend as much as 115% in the first year and pay what is in effect a luxury tax.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026
On went the unpopular luxury tax and sales tax.
From The Masques of Ottawa by Augustus Bridle
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
