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sur⋅tax

  [n. sur-taks; v. sur-taks, sur-taks]
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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.
Origin:
1880–85; sur- 1 + tax; cf. supertax, F surtaxe
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sur·tax   (sûr'tāks')   
n.  
  1. An additional tax.
  2. A tax levied on corporations or individuals after net income has exceeded a certain level.
tr.v.   sur·taxed, sur·tax·ing, sur·tax·es
To levy a surtax on.
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Surtax

Sur"tax\, n. An additional or extra tax.

Surtax

Sur*tax"\, v. t. To impose an additional tax on.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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surtax

A tax added to an existing tax. To help finance the Vietnam War, for example, Congress imposed a surtax on the federal income tax.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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surtax 
"extra tax," 1881, from Fr. surtaxe, from O.Fr. sur- "over" + taxe "tax" (see tax).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Surtax

An additional tax on income paid by an individual or corporation.

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For example, during the Vietnam War U.S. Congress levied a surtax on income to finance the war effort. This added to the animosity towards the war.

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Main Entry: sur·tax
Pronunciation: 's&r-"taks
Function: noun
: an additional tax over and above a normal tax
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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