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

Examples of sales tax in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Meanwhile, city officials agreed to offer five-year sales tax rebates of up to 45% to incentivize the opening of grocery stores in lower-income neighborhoods. —Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2025

There could be a sales tax election in Clay County or Jackson County. —Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2025

The one piece Louisiana did not have was one that Bourgeois said was non-negotiable for Meta: a program to allow the company to avoid paying potentially billions of dollars in sales tax on the equipment to build and operate the center. —Scott Cohn, CNBC, 25 June 2025

The state Senate has passed Senate Bill 63, which would authorize a regional sales tax, at least a half percent and possibly a full percent, to be placed on the 2026 ballot. —Dan Walters, Mercury News, 21 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sales tax

• almanacs
• carrybacks
• haversacks
• lumberjacks
• maniacs
• microcracks
• minimax
• paperbacks
• parallax
• quarterbacks
• sticklebacks
• telefax

Kids Definition

sales tax

noun

: a tax paid on the purchase of goods and services and collected by the seller

Legal Definition

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