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 board will oversee the Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority, which will be funded in large part by the 1% sales tax that voters approved last week.
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Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2025
The team’s lease with Arrowhead Stadium expires in January 2031, and Jackson County residents opposed the city’s sales tax proposal designed to help fund the stadiums for the Chiefs and MLB's Kansas City Royals.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
The committee meets at least biannually to monitor revenues and expenditures from the city’s Measure Q fund, which comes from a one-cent sales tax to support the citywide utility undergrounding project and other infrastructure.
—Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025
At least 15 cities and counties, including Conway and Sherwood, have ballot measures ranging from bond issues for municipal construction to sales tax renewals.
—Arkansas Online, 10 Nov. 2025
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Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2025
The team’s lease with Arrowhead Stadium expires in January 2031, and Jackson County residents opposed the city’s sales tax proposal designed to help fund the stadiums for the Chiefs and MLB's Kansas City Royals.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
The committee meets at least biannually to monitor revenues and expenditures from the city’s Measure Q fund, which comes from a one-cent sales tax to support the citywide utility undergrounding project and other infrastructure.
—Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025
At least 15 cities and counties, including Conway and Sherwood, have ballot measures ranging from bond issues for municipal construction to sales tax renewals.
—Arkansas Online, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Sales tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sales%20tax. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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