surtax

🇺🇸 /ˈsɜːrtæks/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsɜːtæks/
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An extra amount of tax added to the normal tax on income that is above a certain level.

Due to the economic crisis, the government imposed a surtax on high-income earners.

translation

n. An extra amount of tax added to the normal tax on income that is above a certain level.

Word Forms

Plural surtaxes