noun
a tax levied on households by local authorities; based on the estimated value of the property and the number of people living in it
• Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain
• Hypernyms: ↑property tax, ↑land tax
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council tax noun
A local government tax based on and banded according to property values, with each household deemed to have two residents (with discount for people living alone), a replacement for the poll tax or community charge
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Main Entry: ↑council
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council tax UK US noun [uncountable] british
a tax that you pay to your local council for services such as schools and libraries, based on the value of your house or flat
Thesaurus: types of tax and taxationhyponym
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(in Britain) a tax charged by local councils, based on the value of a person's home
Useful english dictionary. 2012.