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severance tax
noun
- a tax levied by a state on the extraction and use of a natural product, as coal, that is sold outside the state or during a certain period.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of severance tax1
First recorded in 1925–30
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Example Sentences
“He tried to do a severance tax on the energy industry,” said Zawistowski.
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