Dictionary
sur•tax
Pronunciation: (
—n.sûr'taks";
—v.sûr'taks", sûr-taks'), [key]—
n.
1. an additional or extra tax on something already taxed.
2. one of a graded series of additional taxes levied on incomes exceeding a certain amount.
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v.t.
to put an additional or extra tax on; charge with a surtax.
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