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

Although announced long ago, a new 6 percent Erie County sales tax delivered sticker shock on concession and souvenir receipts. — Tim Graham, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

The Tax-Free Week is also expected to result in $6 million less in sales tax being collected, Department of Revenue Services Commissioner Mark Boughton said. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026

Budge estimated that the furniture store was among the city’s largest generators of sales tax revenue and said the wheel was a symbol of its success. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Maryland is one of nine states that do not authorize local governments to levy a sales tax, according to Felix Facchine, chief of staff to Howard County Executive Calvin Ball, a Democrat. — Bryan P. Sears, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2026

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