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sin tax

noun

Meaning

  1. A government-imposed tax on a specific good, service, or activity which is legal but widely considered to be unwholesome or socially harmful, such as a tax on alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, or gambling.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data