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View synonyms for sin tax

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sin tax1

First recorded in 1970–75
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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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