Robin Hood tax

noun [C, usually singular] TAX, BANKING, FINANCE, POLITICS

Definition

› a suggested set of taxes on banks and financial transactions (= the buying and selling of shares, bonds, etc.) that would provide money to protect public services and the environment, help the poor, etc.

(Definition of Robin Hood tax noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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