hut tax

noun

A tax imposed by colonial authorities on dwellings or households.

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Meanings

nounhut tax (plural hut taxes)

plural hut taxes

  1. AfricahistoricalA tax imposed by colonial authorities on dwellings or households.

    The Natives have paid up their hut-tax, amounting to about £65, and appear to have plenty of money.

    1901 June 7, “District Reports”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 7, page 196
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