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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sales tax \Sales" tax\ (s[=a]lz"t[a^]ks), n. [Sales + tax.] a tax imposed upon the retail sale of goods or the sale of services, usually collected by the seller at the time of purchase; -- it is typically calculated as a percentage of the price of the object ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A vote would be needed to raise local funding through a sales tax increase. ▪ Alternatively, any sales tax could be recovered at the point of sale. ▪ Critics point out that a sales tax is regressive, and supporters counter by ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A local or state tax imposed as a percentage of the selling price of goods or services payable by the customer. The tax is not recognized as the seller's earnings; the seller only collects the tax and transmits the same to local or state authorities.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a tax based on the cost of the item purchased and collected directly from the buyer [syn: nuisance tax ]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A sales tax is a tax paid to a governing body for the sales of certain goods and services. Usually laws allow (or require) the seller to collect funds for the tax from the consumer at the point of purchase . When a tax on goods or services is paid to a ...