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direct tax
noun [C usually singular]Definition
› the money that a person must pay to the government themselves, such as income tax, rather than through someone else → Compare indirect taxTaxation direct taxation
noun [U] Taxation
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SMART Thesaurus: Taxation
Synonyms and related words:
- assessable income noun
- capital gains tax noun
- capitation noun
- chargeable adjective
- corporation tax noun
- custom noun (OFFICIAL CHECK)
- indirect tax noun
- inheritance tax noun
- levy noun
- National Insurance noun
- overtax verb (MONEY)
- rateable value noun
- tax credit noun
- tax exile noun
- tax haven noun
- tax relief noun
- tax-deductible adjective
- tax-free adjective
- welfare state noun
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