revenue stamp
- noun
- /ˈrɛvəˌnuː stæmp/
- Archaic
:
timbre fiscal
- He showed the official revenue stamp on the back of the certificate.
Examples
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I need a revenue stamp for my tax documents.
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Every imported bottle carried a revenue stamp to prove the tax had been paid.
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Collectors often seek rare revenue stamps issued in the nineteenth century.
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The revenue stamp was affixed to the contract.
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The collector was thrilled to find an old revenue stamp from the 19th century.
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To prove that he paid the tax, he displayed the revenue stamp on the document.
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Each parcel was marked with a revenue stamp to indicate that the shipping tax had been paid.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small piece of paper put on a letter to show postage is paid
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'revenue' (government tax/income) with 'stamp' (an adhesive paper proof); together they denote an adhesive label indicating a government tax has been paid. This noun–noun compound follows a transparent compositional pattern and has clear cross‑linguistic equivalents, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should understand it despite its formal register.
Etymology
The noun revenue stamp comes from the practice of governments sticking a small stamp on a document or product to show the revenue or 'tax' had been paid. So, it means a small stamp that proves a government tax was paid.