sales tax
noun
: a tax levied on the sale of goods and services that is usually calculated as a percentage of the purchase price and collected by the seller
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The money would come from Oceanside’s Measure X sales tax.
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
An additional liquor tax could bring in between $30 million and $90 million, according to the memo, while charging the sales tax rate on services like haircuts or accounting would net between $78 million and $305 million, but would require a state law change.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Alaska is one of only two states without an income tax or statewide sales tax.
—Emily Schwing, NPR, 1 Aug. 2025
The total for sales tax depends on how much the car costs and where it was purchased, like sales tax for groceries or electronics.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2025
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
An additional liquor tax could bring in between $30 million and $90 million, according to the memo, while charging the sales tax rate on services like haircuts or accounting would net between $78 million and $305 million, but would require a state law change.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Alaska is one of only two states without an income tax or statewide sales tax.
—Emily Schwing, NPR, 1 Aug. 2025
The total for sales tax depends on how much the car costs and where it was purchased, like sales tax for groceries or electronics.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sales tax
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“Sales tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sales%20tax. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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