French word

surtaxer

Pronunciation

IPA/syʁtakse/

Meaning

  • verbimpose an additional tax on ___

Example

Le gouvernement va surtaxer l'essence.

The government is going to impose an additional tax on gasoline.

Illustration for surtaxer (impose an additional tax on ___)

More examples

Les commerçants craignent qu'on surtaxe la livraison.

Merchants fear that delivery will be subject to an additional tax.

Core concept

A second tax layered onto the existing tax burden of a product, service, or income.

Common phrases

  • surtaxer l'essence

    impose an additional tax on gasoline

  • surtaxer les services de livraison

    impose an additional tax on delivery services

Similar words

taxer: To levy a tax.
augmenter: To increase the amount of a tax.
imposer: To impose a tax under legal authority.

Definition in French

Appliquer une taxe supplémentaire sur un produit, un service ou un revenu déjà imposé.

Word origin

The verb is formed from sur-, descended from Latin super, and taxer, a verb related to taxe and Latin taxare, 'to assess'.

Usage tips

  • Surtaxer belongs mainly to official and policy language, while taxer davantage is more general in everyday phrasing.

Other meanings

  • raise taxes on ___verb

Opposites

  • détaxerexempt from taxverb

Related words

  • surtaxeadditional taxnoun
  • surtaxésurtaxedadjective

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