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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Groceries were originally subject to the full state sales tax.
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Arkansas Online, 16 Feb. 2026
The county also has committed nearly $600,000 through 2028 for emergency domestic violence services and expanded multilingual outreach and emergency shelter funding using Measure K funds, a half-cent sales tax overseen by the Board of Supervisors.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
This is made up of $300 million for youth programming, $150 million in sales tax receipts and $60 million for public health.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Retirement Living compared home prices, rents, sales tax, poverty rate, and percentage of population over age 65 to come up with their recommendations for the Best Cities to Retire in California.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 16 Feb. 2026
The county also has committed nearly $600,000 through 2028 for emergency domestic violence services and expanded multilingual outreach and emergency shelter funding using Measure K funds, a half-cent sales tax overseen by the Board of Supervisors.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
This is made up of $300 million for youth programming, $150 million in sales tax receipts and $60 million for public health.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Retirement Living compared home prices, rents, sales tax, poverty rate, and percentage of population over age 65 to come up with their recommendations for the Best Cities to Retire in California.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
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 19 Feb. 2026.
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