single tax
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noun Economics.
a tax, as on land, that constitutes the sole source of public revenue.
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Origin of single tax
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
OTHER WORDS FROM single tax
single-tax, adjectiveWords nearby single tax
single-step, singlestick, singlesticker, single-suiter, singlet, single tax, single thread, single ticket, singleton, single-tongue, single-track
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British Dictionary definitions for single tax
single tax
noun US
a taxation system in which a tax on one commodity, usually land, is the only source of revenue
such a tax
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