single tax

noun Economics.

a tax, as on land, that constitutes the sole source of public revenue.

Origin of single tax

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

OTHER WORDS FROM single tax

single-tax, adjective

Words nearby single tax

single-step, singlestick, singlesticker, single-suiter, singlet, single tax, single thread, single ticket, singleton, single-tongue, single-track

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Example sentences from the Web for single tax

A propaganda like the single-tax will undoubtedly find increasing support among business men.
A Preface to Politics|Walter Lippmann
This encouraged Nekhludoff, and he proceeded to explain the single-tax theory of Henry George.
The Awakening|Leo Nikoleyevich Tolstoy
The single-tax theory of value is that ground-rent automatically absorbs all benefits of progress.
The Principles of Economics|Frank A. Fetter
Mr. George was a man who had made a world-wide reputation for himself as the originator of the Single-Tax system.
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 54, November 18, 1897|Various

This was not the single-tax, but it was the nearest approach to it under present conditions.
The Awakening|Leo Nikoleyevich Tolstoy

British Dictionary definitions for single tax

single tax

noun US

a taxation system in which a tax on one commodity, usually land, is the only source of revenue

such a tax

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单词	single tax
释义	single tax noun Economics. a tax, as on land, that constitutes the sole source of public revenue. Origin of single tax An Americanism dating back to 1875–80 OTHER WORDS FROM single tax single-tax, adjective Words nearby single tax single-step, singlestick, singlesticker, single-suiter, singlet, single tax, single thread, single ticket, singleton, single-tongue, single-track Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for single tax A propaganda like the single-tax will undoubtedly find increasing support among business men. A Preface to Politics\|Walter Lippmann This encouraged Nekhludoff, and he proceeded to explain the single-tax theory of Henry George. The Awakening\|Leo Nikoleyevich Tolstoy The single-tax theory of value is that ground-rent automatically absorbs all benefits of progress. The Principles of Economics\|Frank A. Fetter Mr. George was a man who had made a world-wide reputation for himself as the originator of the Single-Tax system. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 54, November 18, 1897\|Various This was not the single-tax, but it was the nearest approach to it under present conditions. The Awakening\|Leo Nikoleyevich Tolstoy British Dictionary definitions for single tax single tax noun US a taxation system in which a tax on one commodity, usually land, is the only source of revenue such a tax Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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