sales tax

sales tax (countable and uncountable, plural sales taxes)

1. A local or state tax imposed as a percentage of the selling price of goods or services payable by the customer and collected by the seller for the local or state authorities.
2. A use tax or a combination of a sales tax and a use tax.

   They had to pay sales tax on a car they bought out of state.

• value-added tax (VAT)
• goods and services tax (GST)
• use tax
• nuisance tax
• excise tax
• sin tax
• personal property tax

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