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noun
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.
verb (used with object)
3.
to put an additional or extra tax on; charge with a surtax.
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Word Origin & History
surtax
"extra tax," 1881, from Fr. surtaxe, from O.Fr. sur- "over" + taxe "tax" (see tax).
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surtax definition
A tax added to an existing tax. To help finance the Vietnam War, for example, Congress imposed a surtax on the federal income tax.
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