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use tax

American  
[yoos] / yus /

noun

  1. a state tax imposed on goods purchased outside a state for which state sales tax has not been paid.


Example Sentences

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This meant Congress couldn’t use tax dollars to provide for the states.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Those with high itemized expenses in 2025 may have an opportunity to use tax savings to fund more Roth conversions.”

From MarketWatch

Those with high itemized expenses in 2025 may have an opportunity to use tax savings to fund more Roth conversions.

From MarketWatch

It also bugged him that the data center could get a sales and use tax break for up to 50 years for its equipment under Indiana law, while other local homeowners and businesses had to pay their full share.

From Barron's

It also bugged him that the data center could get a sales and use tax break for up to 50 years for its equipment under Indiana law, while other local homeowners and businesses had to pay their full share.

From Barron's