hypertax

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noun

An extremely heavy tax.

OriginEnglish tax ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-) ← Proto-Hellenic *hupér →
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Meanings

nounhypertax (plural hypertaxes)

plural hypertaxes

  1. An extremely heavy tax.

    Bring in a hypertax rate of say 90p in the pound on certain incomes.

    2009 February 14, “Letters: Time to sack the bonus culture”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 26 Dec 2024
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    In order to highlight the extremity of the New York hypertax, assume a Florida resident decedent dies with a $10 million estate consisting of Florida realty and tangible personal property of $1 million; […]

    2003 October 1, Robert M. Arlen, David Pratt, “The New York (and other states) death tax trap.”, in Florida Bar Journal

    It could mainly make sure it doesn’t mess up the economy, nor workers’ future prospects, with hypertaxes, microregulation and a stasis-supporting bailout […]

    2008 December 9, Patrick McIlheran, “Don’t believe the Big Three”, in New York Post

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  7. Englishtax
  8. Englishhypertax

From hyper- + tax.

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APA

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MLA

“hypertax.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypertax. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypertax,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypertax.

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