Meanings
noungoods and services tax (plural goods and services taxes)
plural goods and services taxes
- A tax very similar to a value added tax, levied, for example, in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Singapore.
Synonyms: value added tax, VAT
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA tax very similar to a value added tax, levied, for example, in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Singapore.
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Translations
Canadian French taxe sur les produits et services
- taxe sur les produits et servicestax very similar to the value added tax
Chinese Mandarin 商品及服務稅 /商品及服务税, 消費稅 /消费税
- 商品及服務稅 /商品及服务税 (shāngpǐn jí fúwù shuì)tax very similar to the value added tax
- 消費稅 /消费税 (xiāofèishuì)tax very similar to the value added tax
Finnish arvonlisävero
- arvonlisäverotax very similar to the value added tax
German Mehrwertsteuer
- Mehrwertsteuertax very similar to the value added tax
Japanese 商品サービス税
- 商品サービス税 (shōhin-sābisu zei)tax very similar to the value added tax
Malay cukai barang dan perkhidmatan
- cukai barang dan perkhidmatantax very similar to the value added tax
Māori tāke hokohoko
- tāke hokohokotax very similar to the value added tax
Russian нало́г на това́ры и услу́ги
- нало́г на това́ры и услу́ги (nalóg na továry i uslúgi)tax very similar to the value added tax
Spanish impuesto a la venta de los bienes y servicios
- impuesto a la venta de los bienes y serviciostax very similar to the value added tax
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APA
goods and services tax. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goods%20and%20services%20tax
MLA
“goods and services tax.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goods%20and%20services%20tax. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goods and services tax,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goods%20and%20services%20tax.
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