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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At least 15 cities and counties, including Conway and Sherwood, have ballot measures ranging from bond issues for municipal construction to sales tax renewals.
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Arkansas Online, 10 Nov. 2025
In eight years, had raised every tax but the sales tax to do it.
—ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
The board of trustees will oversee the Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority, which will be funded in large part by the 1% sales tax that voters approved this week.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2025
Milwaukee Athletic Club has compiled overdue state sales tax payments totaling more than $200,000 − but its board president says the private club is financially healthy.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 10 Nov. 2025
In eight years, had raised every tax but the sales tax to do it.
—ABC News, 9 Nov. 2025
The board of trustees will oversee the Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority, which will be funded in large part by the 1% sales tax that voters approved this week.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2025
Milwaukee Athletic Club has compiled overdue state sales tax payments totaling more than $200,000 − but its board president says the private club is financially healthy.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Sales tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sales%20tax. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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