single tax
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- noun
- /ˈsɪŋɡəl tæks/
- Specialized
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impuesto único
- This is the largest single tax increase on the middle class ever.
- single tax rate
- support for a single tax
- single tax increase
Examples
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Federal aid provides more revenue to states and localities than any other single tax source: more than all revenue collected from property taxes, sales taxes, or income taxes.
Academic text (1995) -
Irish-American radicalism reached its peak in the impressive, if unsuccessful, campaign of Henry George, the single-tax advocate and Land League supporter, for mayor of New York in 1886.
Academic text (1992) -
Applying their own philosophy to their business, why should we offer them a single tax break or government incentive?
Blog text (25) -
His "single tax" theory, that land alone should be taxed, had worldwide influence.
Academic text (1994) -
Every single tax bracket saw a reduction in its rates.
Blog text (28) -
The proposal for a single tax on land value has sparked a heated debate among economists.
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Many believe that implementing a single tax could simplify the current tax system.
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Supporters argue that a single tax would create greater fairness in the distribution of tax burdens.
Synonyms
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A payment to the local government for owning land
How Complex
Surface Forms
Morphology
The core meaning — a taxation system with only one tax — follows directly from combining 'single' (one/only) with 'tax' (a government charge), so a learner who knows both words can infer the basic sense. The historical nuance that it often refers specifically to a land-value tax is domain-specific but does not prevent a B1 learner from deriving the main idea.
Etymology
The term single tax comes from a popular idea by Henry George, who said we should have only one tax — a single charge on land instead of many taxes. So, single tax means a system with just one tax, usually a charge on land value.