direct taxnoun [ C usually singular ]uk /ˌdaɪ.rekt ˈtæks/ us /ˌdaɪ.rekt ˈtæks/
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noun [ U ] uk us
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- All must agree that the direct tax was lawfully and constitutionally laid and that it was rightfully and correctly collected.
- It amounts, in effect, to a direct tax on travel, and falls heavily on the hundreds of young men of limited means, who annually visit Europe for the purpose of completing their education.
- The money raised by this direct tax was collected and expended twenty-seven years ago.
- There is a direct tax upon property of ½ per cent. upon its valuation, and specific taxes of a dollar on every horse above two years old, and a dollar and a half on each dog.
- They have the right to place a direct tax upon property.