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sin tax
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noun Informal.
a tax levied on cigarettes, liquor, gambling, or other things considered neither luxuries nor necessities.
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Origin of sin tax
First recorded in 1970–75
Words nearby sin tax
sinorespiratory, Sino-Tibetan, SINS, sinsemilla, sinsyne, sin tax, sinter, Sint Maarten, Sintra, sinuate, sinuation
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British Dictionary definitions for sin tax
sin tax
noun
informal a tax levied on something that is considered morally or medically harmful, such as alcohol or tobacco
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