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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How to use sin tax in a sentence

Have you tried to access the research that your tax dollars finance, almost all of which is kept behind a paywall?
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST
His life as a man is built around health insurance and tax services.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President|Pierre Assouline|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
My understanding was that according to most Christian beliefs, being trans or gay was a sin, cut and dry.
Dear Leelah, We Will Fight On For You: A Letter to a Dead Trans Teen|Parker Molloy|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Cocaine busts, tax cheats, and bribe-taking, born-again Christians: Welcome to the political scandals of 2014.
2014 Was a Delectably Good Year for Sleaze|Patricia Murphy|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In response to the screen quota cut, South Korea established a “cinema tax” on the box office.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Turn away from sin and order thy hands aright, and cleanse thy heart from all offence.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
But if God made man, then God is responsible for all man's acts and thoughts, and therefore man cannot sin against God.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
Because if that was to atone for man's sin, it was needless, as God could have forgiven man without Himself suffering.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
Their sin began on Holy Thursday, with so little secrecy and so bad an example, that the affair was beginning to leak out.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Man's enthusiasm in praise of a fellow mortal, is soon damped by the original sin of his nature—rebellious pride!
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter

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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