Associations to the word «Surtax»

Wiktionary

SURTAX, noun. (legal) An additional or extra tax.

Dictionary definition

SURTAX, noun. An additional tax on certain kinds of income that has already been taxed.
SURTAX, verb. Levy an extra tax on; "surtax luxury items that cost more than $1,000".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats