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gas tax

 
 
noun [C] TAX, TRANSPORT

Definition

in the US, a tax on fuel for cars and trucks, collected by the national government and some states: In the budget, a 4.3 cent-a-gallon gas tax increase is expected.
(Definition of gas tax noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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