sin tax

noun

, Informal.

1. a tax levied on cigarettes, liquor, gambling, or other things considered neither luxuries nor necessities.

sin tax

noun

1. informal.
   a tax levied on something that is considered morally or medically harmful, such as alcohol or tobacco

Word History and Origins

Origin of sin tax¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

You may try high-tax and low-tax but all the time you will have sin-tax and more sin than tax.

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