single tax

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, adjective

Words 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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