sales tax

American  

noun

1. a tax on receipts from sales, usually added to the selling price by the seller.

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sales tax British  

noun

1. a tax levied on retail sales receipts and added to selling prices by retailers

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Etymology

Origin of sales tax

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

The document also says the facility will help increase annual state income and sales tax revenues.

From The Wall Street Journal

County supervisors and healthcare advocates are pushing for a half-cent sales tax to cover services that are expected to be lost due to cutbacks in federal funding.

From Los Angeles Times

County voters will be asked this June to hike the sales tax rate by a half-cent to soften the blow of federal funding cuts on the region’s public health system.

From Los Angeles Times

Markets have focused on her plan to rescind sales tax on food for two years, costing close to 1% of gross domestic product a year.

From Barron's

Markets have focused on her plan to rescind sales tax on food for two years, costing close to 1% of gross domestic product a year.

From Barron's