Sales tax

Definitions

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.
   countable, uncountable
2. A use tax or a combination of a sales tax and a use tax.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

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

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