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duty
noun [C or U] (TAX) /ˈdjuː.ti/
/ˈduː.t̬i/ Definition
› a tax paid to the government, especially on things that you bring into a country: There's a high duty on alcohol.Taxation
(Definition of duty noun (TAX) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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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)
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