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Japanese
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| 消費稅 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
From 消費 (shōhi, “consumption”) + 税 (zei, “tax”).
Pronunciation
Noun
消費税 • (shōhizei)
- a tax added to the price when purchasing goods or services.
- (economics) consumption tax, a tax levied on consumption of goods and services.
- an indirect tax levied on consumption by the Japanese national government. (compare 地方消費税 (chihō shōhizei, “local consumption tax”))