luxury tax
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of luxury tax
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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A company specialising in luxury super cars is being placed into liquidation with customers who had entrusted their vehicles to the dealer claiming to be tens of thousands of pounds out of pocket.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
A luxury super yacht called the Bayesian, moored only a few hundred metres away, had already sunk.
From BBC • Aug. 24, 2024
In the wee hours one spring day last year, a situation was unfolding just off Cairns, Australia, inside the Northern Sun luxury super yacht that’s at the center of Bravo’s “Below Deck Down Under.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2023
That plan involved demolishing the existing building at 666 Fifth Avenue and erecting a $7.5 billion luxury super tower.
From New York Times • May 17, 2018
His luxury super yacht, “Azteca,” is a 236.22 footer built in 2009 by CRN Spa with an estimated built value of $80 million.
From Forbes • Oct. 22, 2014
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