license tax
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5.2
- noun
- /ˈlaɪsəns tæks/
- Formal
:
impuesto de licencia
- To legally sell alcohol, the restaurant must pay a license tax to the state government.
Examples
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In addition to its demonstrable pathetic leadership and governance, not to mention the alleged turning of a blind eye (Pudsey?) to the abuse of minors on its premises, it seems designed to provoke a mass withholding of the license tax which funds this malfeasance.
Blog text (32) -
Thus, the ordinance covers all San Jose employers except those that (1) do not maintain a facility in San Jose; or (2) are exempt from the business license tax under the San Jose Municipal Code.
Blog text (20) -
Importantly, the plaintiff claimed, in short, equal protection of the laws because he based his argument on the fact that the Foreign Miners' License Tax conflicted with Article I, Section 17 of the California Constitution, which granted foreigners who were bona fide residents the same rights of possession and enjoyment of property as United States citizens. Id.
Academic text (2017) -
A license tax," he argued, "certainly does not acquire constitutional validity because it classifies the privileges protected by the First Amendment along with the wares and merchandise of hucksters and peddlers and treats them all alike.
Academic text (1996) -
Each year, businesses are required to submit their payment for the license tax before operating.
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The city implemented a new license tax for vendors wishing to sell goods at local markets.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A charge people must pay to the government on income or property
5
3.4
A payment to a government or other official group for permission to do an activity
4
3.1
A payment to the government to allow you to do a job or business legally
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: it denotes a government 'tax' associated with a 'license' (i.e., a fee or charge for obtaining/holding a licence). This relationship is predictable from the constituents and parallels equivalent constructions in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows 'license' and 'tax' will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
License tax comes from the simple idea of paying for permission: governments charged a tax when they gave a license to sell goods or work in a profession. So, license tax today means the 'fee' you pay to get official 'permission'.