single tax

noun Economics.

a tax, as on land, that constitutes the sole source of public revenue.

Words nearby single tax

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Origin of single tax

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

OTHER WORDS FROM single tax

sin·gle-tax, adjective

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Examples from the Web for single tax

A propaganda like the single-tax will undoubtedly find increasing support among business men.
A Preface to Politics|Walter Lippmann
This encouraged Nekhludoff, and he proceeded to explain the single-tax theory of Henry George.
The Awakening|Leo Nikoleyevich Tolstoy
The single-tax theory of value is that ground-rent automatically absorbs all benefits of progress.
The Principles of Economics|Frank A. Fetter
Mr. George was a man who had made a world-wide reputation for himself as the originator of the Single-Tax system.
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 54, November 18, 1897|Various

This was not the single-tax, but it was the nearest approach to it under present conditions.
The Awakening|Leo Nikoleyevich Tolstoy

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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