STAMP DUTY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A tax collected by requiring a stamp to be purchased and attached (usually on documents or publications)

Synonyms:

stamp duty; stamp tax

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("stamp duty" is a kind of...):

revenue enhancement; tax; taxation (charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government)