surtax

• POS: Noun, Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: sur=tax

CIDE DICTIONARY

surtax, n. 

 An additional or extra tax.  [1913 Webster]

surtax, v. t. 

 To impose an additional tax on.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

surtax, n. & v.
--n. an additional tax, esp. levied on incomes above a certain level.
--v.tr. impose a surtax on.

Etymology

F surtaxe (as SUR-(1), TAX)

THESAURUS

surtax

assessment, cess, conscience money, contribution, direct tax, duty, graduated taxation, imposition, impost, indirect tax, joint return, levy, progressive tax, separate returns, single tax, supertax, tax, tax base, tax dodging, tax evasion, tax exemption, tax return, tax structure, tax withholding, tax-exempt status, taxable income, taxation, tithe, toll, tribute, withholding tax