direct tax
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- noun
- /dəˈrɛkt tæks/
- Specialized
:
impuesto directo
- Before that, the main mechanism Brazil used to subsidize investment was direct taxes, especially income taxes.
- direct taxes on income
- levy direct tax
It decides it will impose a direct tax on employment.
- It decides it will impose a direct tax on employment.
Examples
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In several nations, a direct tax is assessed on individuals' earnings to support government programs.
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A tax on going without health insurance does not fall within any recognized category of direct tax.
Blog text (3) -
The taxes were defined as direct taxes.
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A carbon tax is a direct tax on the carbon content of fossil fuels.
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The average family there pays $0 in direct taxes for transit each year.
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In 1765, the British Crown levied a direct tax on printed materials in the colonies.
Academic text (2011) -
The Sixteenth Amendment, by permitting direct taxes on income, removed important inherent limitations on the federal government's taxing power.
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Many countries rely on direct taxes to fund public services such as education and healthcare.
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A direct tax is typically paid by individuals based on their income or property ownership.
Antonyms
How Direct
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a tax paid directly by the taxpayer' follows straightforwardly from combining 'direct' (immediate, no intermediary) with 'tax' (a government charge). This compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically (e.g. Spanish 'impuesto directo', French 'impôt direct'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Direct tax comes from the simple idea that direct means 'straight to' and tax means a payment to the government; imagine giving money straight to the government instead of passing it through a shop or employer. That's why a direct tax is a tax 'paid directly' by the person or company it is charged on.