SURTAX

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does surtax mean? 

• SURTAX (noun)
  The noun SURTAX has 1 sense:

1. an additional tax on certain kinds of income that has already been taxed

  Familiarity information: SURTAX used as a noun is very rare.

• SURTAX (verb)
  The verb SURTAX has 1 sense:

1. levy an extra tax on

  Familiarity information: SURTAX used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SURTAX (noun)

Meaning:

An additional tax on certain kinds of income that has already been taxed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Synonyms:

supertax; surtax

Hypernyms ("surtax" is a kind of...):

income tax (a personal tax levied on annual income)

• SURTAX (verb)

Meaning:

Levy an extra tax on

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Context example:

surtax luxury items that cost more than $1,000

Hypernyms (to "surtax" is one way to...):

tax (levy a tax on)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody