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hypertax en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English tax English hypertax From hyper- + tax.

Meanings

1. An extremely heavy tax.
   • Bring in a hypertax rate of say 90p in the pound on certain incomes. 2009 February 14, “Letters: Time to sack the bonus culture”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 26 Dec 2024:
   • In order to highlight the extremity of the New York hypertax, assume a Florida resident decedent dies with a $10 million estate consisting of Florida realty and tangible personal property of $1 million; […] 2003 October 1, Robert M. Arlen, David Pratt, “The New York (and other states) death tax trap.”, in Florida Bar Journal:
   • It could mainly make sure it doesn’t mess up the economy, nor workers’ future prospects, with hypertaxes, microregulation and a stasis-supporting bailout […] 2008 December 9, Patrick McIlheran, “Don’t believe the Big Three”, in New York Post:

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hypertaxation