poll-tax
11Poll-tax — (engl., spr. pōl täcks, »Kopfsteuer«), in England Bezeichnung des zum Behuf der Parlamentswahlen zusammengestellten Wahlregisters und des Wahlaktes selbst …
12Poll-tax — (spr. pohl täcks), in England die für die Parlamentswahlen aufgestellten Wahlregister und der Wahlakt selbst …
13Poll tax — A poll tax, head tax, or capitation is a tax of a uniform, fixed amount per individual (as opposed to a percentage of income). When a corvée is commuted for cash payment, in effect it becomes a poll tax (and vice versa, if a poll tax obligation… …
14poll tax — A poll tax is a tax levied upon individuals at a flat rate per capita within a given geographical area. The community charge, which was to become known as the poll tax, was introduced initially in Scotland, with the first bills due for payment …
15poll tax — /pohl/ a capitation tax, the payment of which is sometimes a prerequisite to exercise the right of suffrage. Also called head tax. [1685 95] * * * Tax of a uniform amount levied on each individual. The most famous British poll tax was the one… …
16Poll tax — La poll tax (mot anglais signifiant capitation), officiellement appelée Community Charge, est un impôt forfaitaire par tête instauré au Royaume Uni par le gouvernement de Margaret Thatcher en 1989. Entré en vigueur en 1990, il fut jugé très… …
17poll tax — noun a tax of a fixed amount per person and payable as a requirement for the right to vote • Hypernyms: ↑capitation * * * ˈpoll tax [poll tax] noun a tax that must be paid at the same rate by every person or every adult in a particular area … …
18poll tax — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms poll tax : singular poll tax plural poll taxes an amount of money collected as a tax from every adult citizen of a particular country …
19poll tax — A tax that is the same for each individual, i. e. a lump sum per head (from Middle Low German polle: head). The benefits of such taxes are that they do not distort choices, being an equal levy from everyone s resources whatever their… …
20poll tax — noun 1 (C) a tax of a fixed amount collected from every citizen of a country 2 the poll tax a British tax of a fixed amount which was paid by each person during the late 1980s and early 1990s …
