"windfall tax" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: windfall taxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} windfall tax (plural windfall taxes)
  1. Ellipsis of windfall profits tax, a higher tax rate on profits from sudden gains (“profiteering”) in certain industries. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: windfall profits tax (extra: a higher tax rate on profits from sudden gains (“profiteering”) in certain industries) Categories (topical): Taxation Translations (higher tax rate on profits): 暴利稅 (Chinese Mandarin), 暴利税 (bàolìshuì) (Chinese Mandarin), ylimääräinen voittovero (Finnish), windfall-vero (Finnish), Übergewinnsteuer [feminine] (German)

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